Max Pressure From Maria Konnikova

Maria Konnikova opens to 4,000 from middle position and receives calls from players in the hijack and small blind.

The flop comes . The small blind checks, Konnikova bets 10,000, the hijack calls and the small blind folds.

Konnikova continues for 17,000 on the turn and the hijack calls again. On the river Konnikova moves all in, covering her opponent who has a bit under 100,000. The player in the hijack weighs his options for about a minute before mucking his hand and Konnikova takes the pot without showdown.

Maria Konnikova – 153,000 (61 bb)