Ylitalo's Slowplaying Saves Him; Mariano's Slowplaying Costs Him
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Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante
Robin Ylitalo opened to 65,000 and Cuello Jorge Mariano flat-called behind him, these two have been sparring a lot with many 3-bet and 4-bets thrown both ways so it was interesting to see the two now play a rare flop.
Both players checked the 
flop and Ylitalo fired out 84,000 on the 
turn which the Spaniard called. The river paired the 
and Ylitalo now bet 168,000 and Mariano instantly called.
The Swede confidently turned over 
but surprisingly Mariano flipped 
for a better kicker. Although Mariano won the pot, you have to wonder what would've happened if either player had bet the flop or if Mariano could've raised the river and made many more chips.