Costa Flops the Nuts to Triple
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Sima Lucian limped in from middle position before Fiderico Costa moved in his last 29,000. Costache Tudorel called in the big blind, as did Lucian.
The flop came Q♠A♥K♣ and Costa whispered his hand to a friend on the rail as Lucian bet 19,000, forcing out Tudorel.
Fiderico Costa: J♥10♣
Sima Lucian: 6♦4♦
Costa had good reason to be enthusiastic about his hand as he had flopped the nut straight and already had Lucian drawing dead. The board ran out 7♥K♥ and Costa tripled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000
-320,000
|
-320,000 |
|
|
180,000
79,000
|
79,000 |
|
100,000
60,000
|
60,000 |