Pena Takes an Early Pot
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Francisco Caballo Pena opened the action from the hijack to 20,000 and only Satish Surapaneni made the call in the big blind.
The dealer fanned out a flop of 
and Surapaneni check-called a bet of 20,000 from Pena. On the 
turn both players slowed down with a check to the 
river.
Surapaneni checked a third time and Pena took a moment before cutting out a bet of 43,000. Surapaneni asked for a count, but in the end, made the fold and the early pot was shipped to Pena.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
225,000
49,000
|
49,000 |