Hands #12-15: A Split Pot and Some Profit for Jose Catela

Photo:  Jose Catela (center, in blue) chops the all-in situation with Bien Mai.

Hand #12: Jose Catela raises to 200,000 from under the gun. Bien Mai three-bets to 500,000 in middle position and Catela uses two time bank extensions before moving all-in, Mai calls.

Jose Catela:
Bien Mai:

The board runs out and they chop it up.

Hand #13: Lewis Cowell raises to 200,000 and folds when Sho Katsura three-bet jams for 1,270,000 in the small blind.

Hand #14: Catela limps the small blind and Matthieu Lamagnere checks out of the big blind. They check the flop and Catela check-calls for 125,000 on the turn. Both check again the river and Catela wins the pot with the .

Hand #15: Mai opens to 200,000 from under the gun, scooping the blinds and big blind ante without resistance.

Bien Mai – 4,600,000 (46 bb)
Matthieu Lamagnere – 4,450,000 (44 bb)
Jose Catela – 1,740,000 (17 bb)
Sho Katsura – 1,670,000 (16 bb)