Canseco Continues to Climb
Level 7
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Former Major League Baseball player Jose Canseco faced an 1200-chip open and a call from two early position players, and three-bet to 5000 on the button. The under the gun player called and went heads-up to the flop against Canseco.
The flop came 
, and the under the gun player checked. Canseco put in a continuation bet for 10,000 and got a call, bringing the 
on the turn.
The under the gun player checked again, and Canseco fired another 10,000 and got called. The river came the 
and both players checked, and Canseco showed 
to drag a 54,200 pot.
"I was afraid of the flush," Canseco said of his check back on the river. The former baseball star has now amassed a 167,000 chip stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
167,000
167,000
|
167,000 |