Steinbrenner Picks Off Barakat's Bluff
Level 22
: Blinds 70,000/140,000, 140,000 ante
Justin Steinbrenner raised to 490,000 in the cutoff and Youness Barakat defended from the big blind.
Barakat and Steinbrenner checked a runout of 9♠4♠8♦4♣J♣ all the way to the river before Barakat fired for 900,000.
Steinbrenner called and Barakat showed a bluff with 8♥7♠6♣5♥. Steinbrenner flipped over A♦K♥9♣7♣ or just a pair of nines, and he was awarded the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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16,410,000
1,425,000
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1,425,000 |
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5,740,000
1,530,000
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1,530,000 |
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