Morreale Shows the Better King
Level 29
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Calogero Morreale raised to 160,000 in the cutoff and Akshat Bansal called in the big blind.
The flop came K♣6♥5♣ and Morreale bet 225,000. Bansal called.
Both players checked down the 2♣ turn and 9♠ river. Bansal showed K♥8♠ for top pair, but Morreale had K♠10♥ and took the pot with his ten-kicker.