Assadourian Surges with Better Kicker
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
On a flop of 
, Roland de Wolfe checked from out of the small blind before Michael Pedley tossed in a bet of 600.
Eric Assadourian jacked up the price to 1,500 as de Wolfe got out of this Australian battle as Pedley made the call.
When the turn landed the 
, Pedley took the lead again with a 2,300-chip bet which Assadourian called as the 
completed the board.
Pedley paused for a few moments before making it 3,000 to go as Assadourian again made the call.
Pedley tabled his 
for two-pair, but it would be Assadourian's same two-pair with 
, but a better kicker, to see the 2006 Melbourne Poker Championships winner collect the pot to move to 31,000 as Pedley slipped back down to 18,500.