button in SafariFarkas Finds Huge Hero Call to Flip the Script
Things have taken quite the turn in the heads-up battle Event #9: $10,000 NLH 7-Handed. Start of day chip leader Dmitrii Kukhtarev came into the final two with 60,750,000 chips to his opponent Benedek Farkas' mere 4,050,000.
Incredibly, Farkas has taken the massive chip lead, largely in part to a huge hero call. Here's the hand:
Blinds are at 400,000/800,000. Kukhtarev holds 37,000,000, and Farkas has fought back to pick up a stack of 27,000,000.
Kukhtarev raised to 1,600,000 with 4♦2♦ and Farkas called, holding 6♠5♦. Farkas check-called a bet of 1,700,000 with middle pair on the 2♥6♥10♦ flop, before check-calling again on the A♣ turn, despite Kukhtarev sizing up to 5,000,000.
The river Q♠ saw Farkas check for a third time, and Kukhtarev fired out a third barrel of 9,000,000. Farkas tanked for quite some time, before sticking in the call with fourth pair. It was good against the bottom pair of Kukhtarev, and Farkas picked up a 2:1 chip lead.