Hands #14-15: Landon Tice Saved by a Chop

Photo:  Landon Tice watches as the dealer puts out the six of diamonds on the river to save Tice’s tournament life.

HAND #14  –  Florian Ribouchon raises from the hijack to 500,000, Matthew Beinner reraises from the cutoff to 1,500,000, and Ribouchon calls. The flop comes , Ribouchon checks, Beinner bets 1,200,000, and Ribouchon calls.

The turn card is the , Ribouchon checks, Beinner moves all in, and Ribouchon folds. Beinner takes the pot.

HAND #15  –  Francis Anderson raises from the cutoff to 600,000, and Landon Tice calls all in from the small blind for 600,000 with .

Anderson turns over , and Tice needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes , and the board double-pairs, giving both players two pair with their ace kickers. It’s a chopped pot.

Francis Anderson  –  4,700,000  (19 bb)
Landon Tice  –  850,000  (3 bb)