button in SafariTanaka Takes the Lead
Level 18
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Luke Martinelli raised to 120,000 first to act with A♠5♣ and Kei Tanaka defended his big blind holding A♦10♥ for a heads-up pot.
The 2♠10♠A♣ flop improved Tanaka to two pair and he check-called an 80,000 bet from Martinelli, who flopped top pair.
Tanaka then led out for 275,000 on the 4♠ turn and Martinelli called.
The 5♥ river improved Martinelli to a still second-best two pair and he fired 850,000 into the middle after being checked to.
Tanaka looked him up and Martinelli received the bad news after seeing he was up against a higher two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,290,000
1,405,000
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1,405,000 |
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1,855,000
350,000
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350,000 |