Saar's Hero Call is Good
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
On a flop of 
, the small blind checked and Siiri Saar in the big blind bet 3,500, which only Andrea Poncetta called. What followed was the 
on the river and Saar checked. Poncetta now bet 7,500 and Saar, who only had 20,000 behind, eventually made the call.
Poncetta shook his head and tabled 
, and Saar had 
for bottom pair and a busted gutshot to claim the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
for the full house.
, Alex Baena I Carrasco bet 8,000 and picked up two callers including Tal Mor in the cutoff. The 
for top pair and a straight draw, and Mor had 
for the same straight draw and inferior pair. The river was the 
turn and 
river failed to improve Kanaan and he joined the rail in the penultimate level of Day 1b. Xanthopoulos already has a final table appearance in the 888poker LIVE Main Events to his name as he finished in 8th place in the Asper's Casino in 2018.
for middle pair. A split pot was possible on the 
turn, but Bedell further improved to a full house on the 
river.
for Iordache and 
and Iordache rivered a set for good measure.