Sedgeman Ships it All to Guo in Strange Pot
We found Dong Guo in the big blind facing a four-bet to 258,000 from Matthew Sedgeman on the button. Guo had made it 127,000, and he announced a "raise to 120,000."
The floor was called since there was far more than 120,000 in on the last raise.
"Ohhh," Guo said with a groan. "Dammit..."
The ruling was that Guo had to make the minimum raise, and Sedgeman called the 131,000 more, seeing a 
flop. Guo made sure to do the mental math out loud about the size of the pot this time, ensuring a correct bet amount of 355,000. Sedgeman moved all in after getting a count, and Guo snap-called.
"You have aces, right?" Sedgeman asked.
"Of course."
Sedgeman: 
Guo: 
Sedgeman was on the draw, but it was Guo completing a "flush draw" when the final two cards came 
and 
. Sedgeman took the unfortunate turn of events with a smile, shaking Guo's hand.
After the pot, Guo explained that the mistake was due to the way his native language works, in which numbers are said a different way than English.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
3,780,000 | 1,730,000 |
|
Eliminado |
board, Griffin Benger led out for 198,000 from the small blind and Tony Ruberto raised to 475,000 from the button. Benger paused for a minute before sliding in a raise to 900,000 total. Ruberto called, making the pot worth more than 2.1 million.
completed the board and both players wasted little time before checking. Benger tabled 
for a busted draw, and Ruberto showed 
. Einhorn collected nearly $45,000, which will go to a charity called Robin Hood.
, and Andrew Liporace thought for about 90 seconds before pushing his whole stack forward from under the gun, a wager of about 265,000. Smith called, turning over 
hit the felt, and he was soon shaking hands with his tablemates.
turn. Porter needed to pair one of his cards, but that didn't happen as the 
, Sabat checked to his opponent. Aoki quickly bet 275,000 and Sabat tanked for a couple of minutes.
and she raked in the pot with a flush, as Sabat shook his head knowing he was left with a small stack.
