Pardo Cracks Malec's Aces to Bust Former EPT Champion
Sebastian Malec open-raised to 40,000 from under the gun and Juan Pardo defended in the big blind.
Both players then checked on 7♥10♣7♠ flop. The turn was the 9♣ and Pardo used a time bank before putting out a bet of 130,000, which Malec snap-called.
The river came the 5♥ and Pardo announced that he was all in, putting his oppponent to the test for all of Malec's remaining stack. Malec immediately made the call.
Malec flipped over A♣A♦ for pocket aces, two pair with the sevens on board. Pardo, though, showed 9♥9♠ for a full house, nines full of sevens to win the pot.
Both players had near-equal stacks, but after the count it was revealed that Pardo had slightly more than Malec. Pardo close to doubled his stack, while Malec was sent to the exit, meaning there will be no second title for the EPT Barcelona 2016 champion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,550,000
775,000
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775,000 |
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Busted | |
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