Maria Konnikova Shoves the River to Reach 116,600

Photo:  Maria Konnikova is a bestselling author, and her most recent book is The Biggest Bluff, which was named one of the 100 Notable Books of 2020 by the New York Times.

A player raises from the hijack to 2,200, Anthony Hu calls from the button, and Maria Konnikova reraises from the small blind to 10,000. The player in the hijack calls, and Hu thinks for a while before he folds.

The flop comes , Konnikova bets 7,000, and the hijack thinks for a while before he calls.

The turn card is the , Konnikova bets 22,000, and the hijack tanks a little bit longer before he calls.

The river card pairs the board with the , and Konnikova moves all in for 35,400. The player in the hijack has about 51,000 left in his stack, and he goes into the tank for a long time before he folds. Konnikova takes the pot.

Maria Konnikova  –  116,600  (117 bb)