Xu and Ma Chop it Up
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante
Christopher Ma opened to 50,000 from under the gun and it folded all the way around to big blind Yicheng Xu. Xu wanted to see how much Ma had behind and he called after he checked his stack out.
The flop was dealt 
and both players checked. They did the same on the 
turn and the 
river was dealt. Xu lead out with a bet of 200,000 and Ma took his time before calling.
Xu opened up 
and he played the straight on the board and so did Ma with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,000,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
700,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |