Esau Contesting the Chip Lead
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Paul Esau is contesting for the chip lead after just winning a chunky pot against Atilla Saracoglu.
Saracoglu had opened from middle position to 17,000 and Esau three-bet to 45,000 on the button. Saracoglu called.
On the 2♥5♥10♣ flop, Saracoglu check-called a bet of 25,000 from Esau to the 8♦ turn, where he again check-called after Esau bet 110,000.
A Q♦ fell on the river and Saracoglu took around thirty seconds before he checked, then Esau bet 135,000. Saracoglu called.
Esau then flipped over top pair with A♣Q♣, and Saracoglu sighed as he mucked his cards.
While that hand was going on, Nazar Buhaiov stacked a player to boost his stack to around 625,000, and Safi Haidar was eliminated on another table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,550,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
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|
625,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
600,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
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|
500,000
176,000
|
176,000 |
|
290,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
Busted | |