Yusuf and Vanier Play for Stacks
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
As the previous level expired, Mike Vanier defended his big blind to an under-the-gun open from Shem Yusuf. The flop came 
and Vanier checked to Yusuf, who continuation-bets 55,000. Vanier check-raised to 140,000 and Yusuf called.
The turn was the and Vanier checked. Yusuf bet 165,000 and Vanier went into the tank for a while before check-jamming for Yusuf's effective stack of 430,000. Yusuf snap-called.
"Do you have a full house?" asked Vanier. "I flopped a straight," he added as he tabled 
. Yusuf confirmed the answer to Vanier's question, showing 
for the turned boat. The river 
completed the runout and the pot of roughly 1.3 million was shipped to Yusuf.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,280,000 | 1,157,500 |
|
270,000 | -7,500 |