Pavliuk's Hand Killed
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Tito Ortiz raised to 12,000 in the cutoff and saw James Salmon reraise to 38,000 in the small blind. Roman Pavliuk cold-called, and Ortiz mucked to leave it heads up. The flop was 
, and Salmon bet 32,000. Pavliuk again called. Both checked the 
turn, and a 
completed the board. Salmon fired a pot-sized bet of 167,000, about half of his stack. Pavliuk would have to put in almost all of his chips if he called, so he took a long time to think. After about four minutes, someone called a clock. Pavliuk used his allotted minute without making a decision, so Salmon won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
498,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
|
195,000
74,000
|
74,000 |