Sammour Topples Aubakirov in Battle of the Chip Leaders
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Katerina Aristotelous opened to 13,000 from the cutoff and received calls from Daniyar Aubakirov on the button and Andre Sammour in the big blind.
The flop came J♦Q♦K♥ and action checked around to Aubakirov, who bet 9,000. Sammour check-raised to 20,000 and Aristotelous got out of the way. Aubakirov made the call.
On the 4♦ turn Sammour bet 20,000. Aubakirov raised to 98,000 and Sammour called.
The river was the 2♣. Sammour checked and Aubakirov moved all in for 230,000. Sammour thought about the decision for a minute before putting in the call.
Aubakirov had K♠7♠ for top pair, turned into a bluff, while Sammour tabled A♥10♦ for a broadway straight to take down the biggest pot of the day so far.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
715,000 | 330,000 |
|
65,000 | 65,000 |
|
Busted |