Seidel Takes One From Benitez
Level 43
: 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Francisco Benitez (
) raised to 800,000 from under the gun and Erik Seidel made the call with the 
in the small blind.
The flop came 
, Seidel check-called the 650,000 continuation-bet of Benitez.
They both proceeded by checking through the 
on the turn and the 
on the river for Seidel to scoop the pot with two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,226,251
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
|
||
|
17,114,192
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
|
11,464,121
3,600,000
|
3,600,000 |
|
||
|
10,595,436
-3,010,000
|
-3,010,000 |
) and Erik Seidel (
) both called from the blinds. 
for Satubayev to hit a set of fours while Muehloecker picked up the gutshot to a straight.
on the turn for Seidel to pick up the open-ended straight draw. Satubayev bet 2,080,000 to get the folds.
for Muehloecker to flop top pair and improve to the higher two pair on the river to eliminate Chien in fifth place while Shyngis Satubayev showed the 
.
for Benitez to hit top pair. Seidel continued with a bet of 900,000 which Benitez check-called.
and Benitez checked again. This time, Seidel did the same to see the 
and Francisco Benitez raised it up to 1,050,000 from the big blind with the 
which Muehloecker called.
, Muehloecker check-called the 767,250 continuation-bet of Benitez.
for both of them to check through to the 
