Gironella Shows Down Quads to Seize the Chip Lead
Level 14
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Oscar Gironella opened to 10,000 from udner the gun and Adam Sanchez three-bet to 20,000 from the cutoff. Gironella made the call.
Both players checked the Q♣Q♦2♠ flop leading to the 9♠ turn. Gironella bet 30,000 only for Sanchez to raise to 120,000, committing roughly half his stack in the process. Gironella made the call.
Both players checked on the A♠ river. Sanchez showed K♣10♥ for a bluff while Gironella tabled Q♠Q♥ for quads to score a colossal pot, surpassing Javier Romero for the chip lead in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
520,000 | 240,000 |
|
485,000 | 33,000 |
|
125,000 | 55,000 |