Cohodes and Coplon Chop; Esposito Gets Away

Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
David Cohodes put out a bet of 200,000 on a flop of and action was on Michael Esposito in the big blind.
Esposito tanked for several minutes before releasing his hand. Ken Coplon in early position, though, raised all in and Cohodes snap-called.
Both players showed the same flopped straight, for Coplon and
for Cohodes.
"Thank God I folded," Esposito yelled as he shot up from his seat, saying he had for a lower straight.
Coplon picked up a flush draw on the turn, but the river fell
and they split the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
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1,100,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
900,000
899,999
|
899,999 |
|
700,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |