Barer and Danchev Pick Up Pots
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Ami Barer raised to 21,000 with A♦9♦ and Eliot Hudon stuck around holding the K♦8♣ in the big blind. Hudon made the second pair on Q♥8♠7♠ and check-called for 17,000. He then bet the 5♦ turn for 21,000 and Barer went for a large raise to 140,000 to claim the pot.
Dimitar Danchev opened to 20,000 from under the gun with A♣K♣, which was flatted by Byron Kaverman with the A♠Q♦ in the cutoff. Neither player connected with the 9♦8♥3♥ flop and Danchev checked, as did Kaverman, to see the 4♦ turn for free.
They checked once more to the K♥ river on which Danchev made top pair. He bet 45,000 and Kaverman hero-called with ace-high to lose a small portion of his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,090,000 | -73,000 |
|
950,000 | 90,000 |
|
743,000 | 74,000 |
|
447,000 | -70,000 |