O'Dwyer Triples Up and Grafton Takes Side Pot
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Sam Grafton opened to 6,000 from late position and Steve O'Dwyer moved all in from the button for 22,000. Aleksejs Ponakovs called in the big blind and Grafton also called.
The flop came 10♣10♦8♥. Ponakovs led out for 15,000 and Grafton called. The turn came the 5♠. Ponakovs checked and Grafton bet 20,000. Ponakovs used a time bank card before raising to 54,000 and Grafton called.
The river was the J♥. Ponakovs checked and Grafton took a moment before pushing all in for 126,000. Ponakovs folded.
Grafton showed 9♣9♠ for two pair, tens and nines to win the side pot. O'Dwyer showed A♦10♠ for trip tens to win the main pot and triple up his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
245,000 | 60,000 |
|
155,000 | 35,000 |
|
75,000 | 36,500 |