Valls Smacks the Flop to Triple
Level 14
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Josep Valls raised to 10,000 under the gun and received three callers before Panagiotis Mavritsakis three-bet to 56,000 in the big blind. Valls then moved all in for 70,500 and Bernat Carreras called on the button, as did Mavritsakis.
The flop came Q♦4♣J♣ and Mavritsakis bet 45,000, chasing away Carreras. "I made it easy on you," Mavritsakis told Valls as they turned over their cards.
Josep Valls: Q♥J♥ 
Panagiotis Mavritsakis: 10♠10♥
Valls had flopped top two pair to take the lead and the board ran out 4♦3♣ to earn the defending champion a late-night triple up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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260,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
210,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
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180,000
50,000
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50,000 |