Championship: Brandon Kessous Four-Bets the Flop Against Clemen Deng

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 865

Brandon Kessous
Brandon Kessous

Clemen Deng raised from the button to 400,000, and Brandon Kessous called from the big blind.

The flop came Qc6h3d, Kessous checked, Deng bet 300,000, and Kessous check-raised to 700,000. Deng reraised to 1,100,000, and Kessous four-bet all in for 4,675,000.

Deng quickly folded, and Kessous took the pot.

Brandon Kessous:  Qh6d  (top two pair)
Clemen Deng:  8d5d  (eight high)

Seat 1.  Clemen Deng  –  12,100,000  (61 bb)
Seat 2.  Paul Snead  –  17,950,000  (90 bb)
Seat 3.  Brandon Kessous  –  6,875,000  (34 bb)
Seat 4.  Jack Thu  –  3,225,000  (16 bb)
Seat 5.  Billy Pilossoph  –  3,100,000  (16 bb)

With five players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 8,650,000 (43 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $175,000 each.