Palevic Doubles Up Through Istek
Level 1
: 5,000/10,000, 5,000 ante
Tolga Istek limped in from under the gun and Rifat Palevic raised to 50,000 from mid-position. Action folded back to Istek who three-bet to 135,000 and Palevic called.
The dealer spread out ![]()
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on the flop, Istek continued with a bet of 135,000 and Palevic called.
The turn was the
, Istek now checked. Palevic took some time to consider his options and then decided to bet 225,000. Istek put in a stack worth around 1,000,000 and Palevic called almost immediately for the 450,000 he had behind in total.
Rifat Palevic: ![]()
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Tolga Istek: ![]()
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Palevic was behind with top pair against Istek's overpair but the
on the river gave Palevic one of the six outs he needed to double up and stay alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,460,000
460,000
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460,000 |
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600,000
400,000
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400,000 |