Grafton Wins One; Loses Bigger One
Level 11
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Sam Grafton opened 20,000, and both Pedro Marques on the button and David Coleman in the big blind made the call.
All three players checked to the J♥5♥3♦4♣ turn, where Coleman and Marques both surrendered to a bet of 25,000 from Grafton.
The following hand, Grafton opened under the gun and only Aleksejs Ponakovs came along from the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of K♣7♦3♣, and Ponakovs check-raised a bet of 20,000 to 52,000. Grafton called.
When the 5♥ hit the turn, Ponakovs checked and Grafton fired 40,000 across the line. After giving it almost 30 seconds, Ponakovs check-raised once again, this time to 145,000 and Grafton snap-mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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722,000
172,000
|
172,000 |
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524,000
89,000
|
89,000 |
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500,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
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218,000
134,000
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134,000 |