Thursday, July 2, 2015 9:11 PM Local Time
Gary Benson Nearly Doubles Thru Steve Zolotow
Limit Hold'em
On the turn of a board, Steve Zolotow leads out for 5,000 in a heads-up pot. Gary Benson raises to 10,000, putting more than half his remaining stack into the middle. Zolotow calls.
The river pairs the board, and Benson bets the last 5,000, leaving just 2,500 behind. Zolotow calls, and Benson shows . Broadway wins the pot, saving Benson from the brink of extinction. Zolotow drops a bit, but he still has an above-average stack and about twice as many chips as Benson.
Gary Benson - 60,000
Steve Zolotow - 124,000