Amador Wins Without Showdown
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Anastasios Vardalis opened to 10,000 in early position, receiving calls from Mohammad Najdi in the cutoff, Tadej Zalokar on the button, and Joao Amador in the big blind.
It checked to Najdi on the Q♠6♥J♠ flop, and he bet 18,000. Zalokar quickly got out of the way before Amador and Vardalis both called.
Najdi sized up to 43,000 on the 9♥ turn, only to see Amador check-raise all in to 106,000. Vardalis instantly mucked his cards, and Najdi eventually followed suit to grant the pot to Amador.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
525,000
243,000
|
243,000 |
|
488,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
281,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
260,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
240,000
106,000
|
106,000 |
|
|
180,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
115,000
291,000
|
291,000 |