Bansal Picks Off Zarco
Level 25
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Javier Zarco limped the small blind, Akshat Bansal raised to 80,000 in the big blind, and Zarco called.
The flop came 9♦8♦Q♣ and Bansal bet 60,000. Zarco called and they both checked the 4♣ turn.
Zarco then led out for 175,000 on the 3♥ river and Bansal called. Zarco showed 7♥6♥ for a missed straight, while Bansal had 6♠6♣ to win the pot.
A few hands earlier, Bansal and Paul Vas Nunes had gone to the river on a board of K♥8♦J♣7♥7♣ when Vas Nunes bet 75,000 from the big blind. Bansal raised to 150,000 in the hijack, and Vas Nunes called.
Bansal was the one bluffing with A♥9♥, while Vas Nunes showed Q♣J♥ to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,900,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
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|
1,300,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
320,000
680,000
|
680,000 |