Rodin Squeezes from the Small Blind
Level 26
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Vincent Meli opened to 100,000 from under the gun with K♦Q♠, and Serge Chechin called from the cutoff with 5♥5♣. Grigorii Rodin looked down at A♦10♦ from the small blind and made it 400,000. Meli got out of the way while Chechin stuck around.
On the A♠7♠7♦ flop, Rodin continued for 225,000 and Chechin snap-called. Rodin improved to aces and tens on the 10♠ turn and checked. Chechin took the bait and fired out 475,000. Rodin called.
The 4♦ completed the board, and action checked through to showdown, with Rodin having the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,250,000 | 1,225,000 |
|
2,930,000 | -1,100,000 |
|
1,880,000 | -100,000 |