Hands #68-70: Jose Catela Check-Shoves the Flop Against Bien Mai

Photo:  Jose Catela

HAND #68  –  Charlie Chiu raises under the gun to 300,000, Matthieu Lamagnere reraises from the button to 900,000, and Chiu folds. Lamagnere takes the pot.

HAND #69  –  Matthieu Lamagnere raises from the cutoff to 325,000, and Charlie Chiu calls from the big blind. Both players check to the river on a board of , Chiu checks, Lamagnere bets 525,000, and Chiu uses a Time Chip to tank for nearly a minute before he folds. Lamagnere takes the pot.

HAND #70  –  Jose Catela raises UTG+1 to 300,000, Bien Mai reraises from the button to 725,000, and Catela uses a Time Chip to tank for nearly a minute before he calls. The flop comes , Catela checks, Mai bets 400,000, and Catela uses one of his Time Chips to tank for a while before check-raising all in for 1,925,000.

Mai folds, and Catela takes the pot.

Jose Catela  –  4,150,000  (28 bb)
Bien Mai  –  3,350,000  (22 bb)