Margolin Tanks for Three Minutes After Esau Bets River
Level 34
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Paul Esau opened the button to 600,000 and Timur Margolin called in the small blind. Nikolay Fal also called from the big blind.
The trio saw a flop of 6♠2♣10♣ and all checked to the K♣ turn. When the action was on Esau, he bet 900,000, Margolin called, and Fal folded.
A J♠ on the river completed the backdoor flush draw and after Margolin checked, Esau bet 1,600,000. Margolin went into the tank for close to three minutes, but eventually laid it down,
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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11,000,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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8,500,000
2,000,000
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2,000,000 |
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