Chan Bombarded by Cannon's Shove
Two time main event champion and poker legend Johnny Chan was involved in a three way pot going to the flop which came 
. Chan checked under the gun as did the player in middle position. Michael Cannon bet 5,000 from the button which Chan called and the third player folded.
The turn was the 
. Chan checked and Cannon fired again with a bet of 11,000. Chan thought for a moment and called. The river came the 
. Chan checked again and Cannon fired the largest artillery possible as he moved all in.
Chan went deep into the tank, a huge decision this early in the tournament. He got a count of Cannon's stack which was 38,900, which would be for about 90% of Chan's stack. Chan counted out what he would have left and stared down his opponent. He mumbled something about a bluff and released his cards after about two minutes, electing to live to fight another day.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
77,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
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