Mehrabian Uses the Power of a Check-Raise
Level 20
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Julian Milliard-Feral opened for a raise on the button and Sasan Mehrabian three-bet him from the big blind. Milliard-Feral called and the two players went heads-up to the flop with around 2,000,000 in the pot.
The flop came ![]()
![]()
and Mehrabian chose to check his option. Milliard-Feral bet 975,000 and Mehrabian called.
The turn was a
and once again Mehrabian checked. Milliard-Feral bet 2,225,000 which sent Mehrabian into the tank. After a couple of minutes of thinking, Mehrabian slid out enough chips for a raise to 5,000,000. Milliard-Feral threw his hand in the muck and Mehrabian took over the lead on his table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,700,000
8,300,000
|
8,300,000 |
|
|
12,300,000
8,030,000
|
8,030,000 |