Event 14: Matthew Lambrecht Three-Bet Shoves the Turn to Nearly Catch Chipleader Nicholas Chong

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 312

Matthew Lambrecht
Matthew Lambrecht

In the last hand of the level, Nicholas Chong raised from the small blind to 130,000, Matthew Lambrecht reraised from the big blind to 375,000, and Chong called.

The flop came Ad4c2h, Chong checked, Lambrecht bet 200,000, and Chong called.

The turn card paired the board with the 4s, Chong checked, Lambrecht bet 375,000, and Chong check-raised to 875,000. Lambrecht tanked for a while before he three-bet all in for 1,530,000.

Then it was Chong’s turn to tank, and he eventually folded. Lambrecht took the pot.

Seat 1.  Nicholas Chong  –  3,775,000  (63 bb)
Seat 2.  Matthew Lambrecht  –  3,600,000  (60 bb)
Seat 3.  Rafael Rodriguez  –  1,975,000  (33 bb)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is around 3,120,000 (52 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $31,000 each.