Dong Bets Almost Everything
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Emile Schiff raised to 12,000 from the hijack and Chen Dong three-bet to 38,000 in the cutoff. Action folded back to Schiff who called.
The flop came 
, Schiff check-called the 30,000 continuation-bet of Dong.
They both checked through the 
on the turn to the 
on the river. Schiff checked for the last time and Dong counted out his stack before pushing almost all of it over the line (171,500), leaving himself behind with 500. Schiff tanked for a while and the rest of the field flocked the table. After contemplating it for a minute or two, Schiff opted to fold.
Dong sighed from relief and then said Schiff could choose a card to see. Schiff said it didn't matter which one and the dealer offered to choose one. Dong let her and she picked the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
525,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
323,000
54,000
|
54,000 |