Pagliuca Makes a Hero Check
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Heads-up in a blind versus blind battle on a flop of 2♣K♥K♦, Antonio Pagliuca bet 17,000 and Vladyslav Ostapenko called in the small blind.
The turn came the 3♥ and Pagliuca bet another 50,000. Ostapenko again called and checked the Q♦ river.
Pagliuca checked back and Ostapenko showed him Q♣Q♠ for a rivered full house. Pagliuca turned over K♠J♠ to a round of "oohs" from around the table.
"How do you not bet the last card," tablemate Ariel Galactico asked him.
"I know. Two queens or two jacks," Pagliuca replied.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
680,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
480,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |