Barakat Gets It In Against Steinbrenner
A king was exposed as Justin Steinbrenner raised to 700,000 on the button. Youness Barakat picked up A♠A♣8♦4♠ in the big blind and reraised to 2,300,000, and Steinbrenner folded 8♥4♣3♥3♣.
"With the king out, I knew you couldn't have a big hand so I had to three-bet my aces," Barakat said.
"We'll see it on the stream," Nino Pansier told him.
"I just told you I had aces. Would you have called with the king?" Barakat asked Steinbrenner, who shook his head. "What kind of shit are you raising with," Barakat added.
The next hand, Barakat limped in from the button and Steinbrenner checked his option.
Barakat bet 200,000 on the Q♦9♠8♥ flop, and Steinbrenner raised to 1,300,000. Barakat called to the 3♦ turn, where Steinbrenner bet another 3,300,000. Barakat then moved all in for 4,075,000, and Steinbrenner called.
Both players ended up turning over jack-ten for the nut straight, and the 3♣ river changed nothing as they chopped the pot.
The next hand, Pansier and Steinbrenner both limped in before Barakat raised to 800,000 in the big blind with A♣9♠6♣5♠. Both opponents folded.
"I'm running them over. Know how when you walk into the gym and all the big guys are like this, and a little one walks in and f**ks everything. Lifts more than everyone else. That's how I feel right now," Barakat said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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24,375,000
950,000
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950,000 |
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19,250,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
6,125,000
1,655,000
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1,655,000 |
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