button in SafariVerderamo Shows Ace-High to Take the Chip Lead
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
There was around 40,000 in the pot as Nicholas Verderamo and an opponent went heads-up to a flop of 8♠8♥6♥. Verderamo then bet 10,000 from the big blind, and his opponent raised to 25,000 under the gun.
Verderamo came back with a reraise to 45,000, and his opponent tanked for a minute before folding. Verderamo showed A♠Q♣ for ace-high as he took the pot to move up past 300,000.