Pankov Forces Out an Ace
Level 3
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
With around 35,000 in the middle on a flop of 7♥3♠A♦, Vitalii Pankov bet 9,000 from the button before a player in the hijack raised to 25,000. Michel Habib folded in the cutoff, but Pankov called.
Both players checked the 5♠ turn and the hijack also checked the 10♥ river. Pankov then slid forward a tower of chips for a bet of around 70,000, enough to put his opponent all in.
His opponent tanked for nearly two minutes before flipping over the A♠ and tossing his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |