Limpin' Ain't Easy
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
Barak Zaken limped in from under the gun, Amnon Filippi called on the button, and Vincent Firsching and Leonardo Palermo came along from the blinds. The quartet checked on a flop of 
, and the turn was a repeat nine - the 
.
Both players in the blinds checked, Zaken fired a minimum bet of 8,000, and only Filippi called.
Both players checked when the river brought a third nine - the 
- and Zaken took the pot with 
for a spade flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
|
90,000
39,000
|
39,000 |