Pique Takes From Toma, Drops a Massive Pot to Orpaz
Level 17
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Tsugunari Toma limped in from the small blind and Gerard Pique checked his option.
Toma bet 50,000 on the Q♠3♥8♠ flop and Pique called. The turn came the 5♣ and Toma bet another 75,000.
Pique again called and both players checked the 2♣ river. Toma showed 5♦4♦, but Pique had 7♣5♠ and his seven-kicker played to earn him the pot.
Those chips wouldn't stay in his stack for long, however. The next hand, Pique raised to 100,000 in the small blind, Tom Orpaz made it 250,000 from the big blind, and Pique called.
Both players checked to the river on a board of A♠K♠A♣8♦8♥ when Orpaz bet 200,000. Pique used two time banks before he called and Orpaz showed A♥K♣ for the flopped full house to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,100,000 | 575,000 |
|
470,000 | -245,000 |
|
400,000 | -180,000 |