Alawadhi Nearly Gets a Royal Flush
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Andre Cherkashin opened to 3,000 from middle position and was called by Chakib Bennani from the cutoff. Ali Alawadhi moved all in for 16,500 from the big blind. This forced out Cherkashin, but Bennani called as the slightly bigger stack.
Ali Alawadhi: Q♥Q♣
Chakib Bennani: K♠J♣
Alawadhi remained ahead on the A♥10♥3♥ flop and sealed the double after the 6♥ turn. The K♥ completed the board, giving Alawadhi 80% of a Royal Flush.
On the next deal, Guillaume Darcourt opened to 3,000 from under the gun and Alawadhi called from the small blind.
Darcourt's continuation bet on the 9♠4♦2♣ flop took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
140,000
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140,000 |
|
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35,500
35,500
|
35,500 |
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6,500 | |