Berko Shows a Bluff; Cordeiro Dos Santos Shows a Straight
Level 23
: 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Scott Berko had lost some chips before the break and took on Manuel Bueno in a battle of the blinds. With 170,000 in the middle and the flop showing, Berko check-raised from 55,000 to 185,000 and Bueno folded to get shown he .
Over on the other table, Valdir Cordeiro dos Santos defended his big blind against a raise by Nikolay Ponomarev and check-called a bet of 70,000 on the turn and bet the river for 175,000. Ponomarev folded and the table was shown the .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Valdir Cordeiro dos Santos | 1,500,000 | 200,000 |
Nikolay Ponomarev
|
900,000 | -600,000 |
Manuel Bueno | 875,000 | -175,000 |
Scott Berko | 800,000 | -350,000 |