$570 No-Limit Hold’em
Level 13: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 35 of 162

The player in the cutoff raises and James Salmon three-bets to 11,100 on the button. The cutoff calls and they are heads-up to a flop of .

The cutoff checks and Salmon bets 8,500. The cutoff calls and the turn is the . Action checks to Salmon again and he bets 14,000. The cutoff takes a couple minutes of thought and then calls.

The river is the and the cutoff checks for a third time. Salmon takes inventory of his stack and then moves all in for about 19,000. His opponent quickly folds and Salmon takes the pot.

He mucks his hand and quickly ascends to one of the bigger stacks in the tournament.

James Salmon – 94,000