Pantazis Out-Kicks Ionita
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
A pot of around 150,000 had brewed between Sebastian Ionita in the cutoff and Panagiotis Pantazis on the button with the flop reading 10♠Q♥J♥. Ionita checked and then called a bet of 45,000 from Pantazis.
The J♠ turn and 4♠ river didn't incentivize anybody to bet, then Ionita showed K♦Q♠ for a pair of queens at showdown. Pantazis had that beat as he flipped A♣Q♦ for a pair of queens with an ace-kicker, and that brought his stack well over the seven-figure mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,100,000
348,000
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348,000 |
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890,000
177,000
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177,000 |
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