Bueno Check-Raises To Victory
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Aleksandrs Golubevs raised to 180,000 with the 
and Manuel Bueno called in the small blind with the 
, as did Leon Louis in the big blind with 
.
The flop came 
and Bueno check-raised from 150,000 to 485,000, which Golubevs called and Louis got out of the way.
A huge turn card came for the German as the 
provided a ton of equity, and he bet 395,000, Golubevs gave it some consideration and elected to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,100,000 | 1,200,000 |
|
2,900,000 | -200,000 |
|
1,700,000 | -700,000 |
and Nikolay Ponomarev called out of the big blind with the 
, leaving himself just 395,000 behind. After the 
flop, Ponomarev check-called the shove of Bueno and was in great shape.
and Leon Louis called with the 
flop, which both players checked. The 
river was checked, which awarded the pot to Louis.
and picked up two callers in Adrian Constantin on the button with the 
.
flop for 175,000 and Constantin was the only caller. Louis then check-folded the 
, Ponomarev flopped a set and had the checkmark one card later to double.
flop, Konstantin check-called a bet worth 95,000 and they then checked the 
turn and 
turn and 
flop, Louis check-raised from 100,000 to 300,000 and Ponomarev called with top pair and top kicker.
turn. Ponomarev check-called a bet of 185,000 on the