Lopes Hangs On to His Ace
Level 19
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Ruben Lopes raised to 160,000 under the gun, Vladimir Minko three-bet to 380,000 on the button with J♥10♠, and Lopes folded A♣5♦.
Felipe Boianovsky then raised to 200,000 in the small blind and Lopes called in the big blind.
Boianovsky continued for 120,000 on the 4♣2♣2♥ flop, and Lopes called. Boianovsky then bet 220,000 on the 7♠ turn, and Lopes again called.
The 5♦ river was checked down, and Boianovsky turned over 9♥6♣. Lopes showed A♦10♦ and took the pot with ace-high.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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5,800,000
400,000
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400,000 |
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1,900,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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785,000
515,000
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515,000 |
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