Achour Turns Top Pair
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Vladas Tamasauska opened the cutoff to 24,000 and Maher Achour defended his big blind.
Achour started with a check on the Q♣3♦7♠ flop and Tamasauska bet 20,000. Achour made the call.
The turn came the A♣, and Achour checked for a second time. Tamasauska fired a second barrel, this time for 70,000. Achour called again.
The 6♦ river checked through and Achour turned over A♦J♣ for a turned pair of aces. Tamasauska mucked his cards, and Achour took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
950,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
875,000
23,000
|
23,000 |