Little Chips Up Through Konnikova

Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Action was heads up with around 250,000 in the pot and on the board when Jonathan Little check-called what looked like a 135,000 bet from Maria Konnikova. The turn was
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Little checked once more on the turn and then called when Konnikova fired another 200,000. The river was .
Both players checked the river and Little turned over to take the pot with aces and fives. Konnikova tossed the losing hand in the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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3,200,000
800,000
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800,000 |
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1,075,000
-425,000
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-425,000 |