Straight for Straistari in Battle of the Blinds
Level 5
: Blinds 400/800, 600 ante
Davide Iannaco raised to 2,600 from the small blind, and Dumitru Straistari made the call.
The J♠8♥4♥ flop was checked to the 9♣ turn, where Iannaco led out with a bet of 3,000, which failed to shake off Straistari.
The 8♣ hit on the river and Iannaco checked once more. Straistari quickly fired out a bet of 6,200, just over half of Iannaco's stack, and he made a somewhat crying call.
He was shown the bad news when Straistari tabled Q♥10♦ for the turned queen-high straight, and Iannaco mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
5,100
39,900
|
39,900 |