Chas Cracks Opponent's Straight in Huge Early Pot
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Picking up the action on the turn on a board of 3♥9♠8♦Q♠ with 5,300 in the pot, SZA led with a bet of 3,000 and Alexandre Chas raised to 7,000 from the button. SZA then reraised to 19,000 and Chas called.
With the pot now massive, the turn came the 6♠ and SZA pushed all in. Chas called for the rest of his 19,600 chips. SZA showed J♦10♣ for a straight, but Chas flipped over A♠8♠ for a rivered flush to win the pot and leave his opponent short.
At the same time, over on another table, Javier Tsunamy became the first player to bust on Day 1b. He has since rebought.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
50,000 | |
|
12,000
38,000
|
38,000 |