Stoenescu Leads the River
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Andrei Stoenescu opened from early position to 4,000 and Bekir Sivritepe three-bet the hijack to 10,500. Aren Bezhanyan was on the button and cold-called, then Stoenescu put in the extra.
On the 4♠K♦3♥ flop, the action checked to Bezhanyan, who bet 13,000. Stoenescu called while Sivritepe folded.
A 6♠ hit the river and the flop action repeated as Stoenescu check-called a bet of 26,000 from Bezhanyan to see the 2♣ river. After some time thinking, Stoenescu decided to lead out for 38,000, leaving himself around 50,000 behind. Bezhanyan thought for around 30 seconds and then elected to fold, forfeiting the pot to his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
170,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
165,000
5,000
|
5,000 |