Prato Building a Huge Stack
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Gustavo Prato was in middle position and heads-up against the big blind on a flop of 
. The big blind checked, Prato bet 7,000 into an existing pot of about 10,000, and the big blind called.
The turn brought the 
and both players checked.
The 
fell on the river and the big blind checked. Prato bet 15,000 and his opponent went into the tank for nearly three minutes. Ultimately, he folded, and Prato took the pot to put his stack near 400,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
398,000 | 278,000 |