Stoica Loses Back-to-Back Pots
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Jose Malpelli saw K♠10♥ in the hijack and raised it to 160,000. Roman Stoica flat-called 9♠9♣ on the button, and the two went heads up to the 6♥J♥Q♦ flop.
Malpelli quickly threw in a bet of 175,000, enough to let Stoica muck his cards and take the pot.
One hand later, Raul Mestre opened Q♣J♠ to 175,000 in middle position. Roman Stoica called K♠Q♠ in the cutoff, and David Djian defended A♠3♣ in the big blind.
The 9♥2♥3♠ flop and 4♠ turn were checked by the trio, and so was the 4♥ river. Dijan took down the pot with A♠3♣ for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,920,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,390,000 | |
|
|
4,280,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,780,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
3,350,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,570,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
|
1,960,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
|
1,580,000 | |
|
|
1,520,000 | |