Monday, May 7, 2018 7:26 PM Local Time
Jonathan Gilliam Rivers a Straight to Stay In
Blake Whittington is in the big blind and calls a button raise from Jonathan Gilliam to see a flop.
Whittington checks and Gilliam bets 18,000. Whittington calls.
The turn is the and Whittington checks. Gilliam bets 35,000 and Whittington tanks for some time before moving all in. Gilliam snap-calls and his tournament life is at stake.
Gilliam:
Whittington:
Whittington has a straight to the jack and Gilliam has just a pair of jacks, but the river is the and both players will chop the pot with a straight to the jack.
Blake Whittington - 541,000 (67 bb)
Jonathan Gilliam - 145,000 (18 bb)