Better Straight for Akkari
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Jorge Cantos raised from under the gun and Andre Akkari defended his big blind. The 
flop went check/check, Akkari bet 21,000 on the 
turn and Cantos called, then went for an 83,000 bet on the 
river. Cantos called without hesitation.
Akkari showed 
and Cantos was about to reveal the first card of his 
when he noticed Akkari having a higher straight. He still revealed it and handed over the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
446,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
||
|
321,000
-170,000
|
-170,000 |
against the 
of Calamusa.
board improved Ho to an improbable straight to keep her Main Event dream alive. Calamusa simply nodded and jumped back on his phone straight away to inform his friends about the beat he just suffered.
flop and Brian Altman called on the button. On the 
turn, Simao checked, Altman bet 100,000 straight and Simao called.
for a rivered pair of queens and Altman mucked.
turn and 
river filled up the board and Berkey raked in the pot, sending Kaempf to the exit.
and Hakim checked to Vohra. Vohra cut out two T-25,000 chips and Hakim called the bet.
and Hakim checked. This time, Vohra went for a large bet of 180,000 and Hakim called it off without needing to use a time bank card. Vohra showed him the bad news with 
.
and action checked to Oliveira, who bet 60,000 in order to force two folds.
