Cervantes Takes From Hvam
Level 30
: 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Morten Hvam opened to 280,000 with the 
in the small blind and was called by Jaime Cervantes in the big blind with the 
. Both players had a piece of the 
flop and Hvam bet 250,000 with his second pair. Cervantes just flat-called and the 
followed on the turn.
They checked to the 
river and no further betting action followed for Cervantes to pick up an urgently needed pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,930,000 | -530,000 |
|
3,310,000 | 535,000 |
and Morten Hvam checked his option with 
to see a flop of 
, which saw a bet worth 120,000 by Simoes and a call by Hvam.
fell on the turn and Simoes now bet 235,000 into 600,000 to pick up a call by Hvam. Both headed to the 
river and checked it down to award the pot to Simoes.
and Dragos Trofimov called in the big blind with 
. The 
turn and Cervantes checked it back to see the 
on the river. The 200,000 bet by Trofimov followed and Cervantes double-checked his cards before paying it off.
and Erkan Soenmez defended 
out of the big blind as they headed to the 
flop. Soenmez check-called for 150,000 and the 
river to appear. Soenmez checked the third street in a row and Hvam checked back to forfeit the pot.
flop. Cervantes checked and Simoes bet 120,000 for his opponent to stick around.
river completed the board. Cervantes now value bet for 225,000 and Simoes paid it off with the ace-high after a few seconds of consideration.
flop and the 
followed on the turn. Trofimov now bet 125,000 and Cervantes opted to see another community card.
. Trofimov four-bet to 1,300,000 and Simoes got out of the way.
and Hugo Pingray came along in the big blind with the 
flop and the