Deuces Sometimes Lose
Level 22
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Haitao Lei raised it up to 250,000 in the cutoff with 2♥2♦ and Mauricio Salazar Sanchez defended from the big blind holding K♥Q♣. The flop fell A♦K♠7♠ and Salazar Sanchez check-called a bet of 200,000 from Lei.
The turn brought the 8♥ and both players checked to the A♠ on the river. Salazar Sanchez checked for the third time and Lei clearly gave up by checking it back. Salazar Sanchez showed the better of the two pairs and raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,500,000
580,000
|
580,000 |
|
980,000
520,000
|
520,000 |