Barakat Picks Off Ensan on the River
Level 24
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Youness Barakat raised to 500,000 in the cutoff and Hossein Ensan called in the small blind.
The flop came K♠6♦K♣ and Barakat bet 350,000. Ensan then potted to 2,400,000 and Barakat called.
Both players checked the K♥ turn. The river was the Q♠ and Ensan bet 1,400,000.
Barakat quickly called and Ensan showed Q♠9♥9♣5♥, but Barakat had A♥A♣7♠7♣ to win the big pot and leave Ensan on a short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,500,000
5,500,000
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5,500,000 |
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2,200,000
4,300,000
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4,300,000 |
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