Cervantes Out-Kicks Yaghmai
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Action was heads-up with 100,000 in the pot and ![]()
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on the board when Nariman Yaghmai bet 40,000 from early position. Jaime Cervantes raised to 115,000 from the cutoff and Yaghmai called to see
on the turn.
Yaghmai check-called a 220,000 bet from Cervantes and the river was
.
Both players checked the river and turned over their cards. Yaghmai had ![]()
, but Cervantes turned over ![]()
to take the pot with jacks and deuces and the better kicker.