2009 World Series of Poker

Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
6,494
Players Left
9
Next Payout
Place 9
$1,263,602
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000

Game of Chicken Goes to Schaffel

The pressure bet is one of the greatest weapons in a poker player's arsenal. Kevin Schaffel just used it to great effect. Schaffel opened the preflop action to 425,000. Jeff Shulman had the button and reraised to 1.4 million. Darvin Moon, with plenty of chips to burn, called that raise from the small blind, bringing the action back to Schaffel. Schaffel weighed his options before reraising to 5.8 million total. That was the pressure bet of the hand, inducing folds from Shulman and Moon.

Schaffel now has 13.6 million chips.

Tags: Darvin MoonJeff ShulmanKevin Schaffel