Bello Dodges the Flush Draw
Level 21
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Frank Brannan opened from under the gun, making it 50,000 to go with K♥7♥. Elvyn Bello called on the button with A♠9♥ and Michael Nia came along holding 10♠5♠ in the big blind.
The dealer fanned out the Q♥A♥3♠ flop, where Nia checked and Brannan fired 100,000 into the middle. Bello slid in the call and Nia got out of the way.
Brannan fired again on the 8♣ turn, this time for 250,000. Bello asked for a count of Brannan's stack and made the call.
The 6♠ river saw both players check it down, with Bello's pair of aces scoring a nice pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,917,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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2,725,000
785,000
|
785,000 |
|
1,143,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
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|
920,000
755,000
|
755,000 |
|
|
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