Nines Good for Dimitrakis
Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Nektarios Dimitrakis opened to 600,000 with 9♣9♥ in early position, and Bobby Zhang defended his big blind holding A♥6♥. The 6♦J♦5♣ flop produced checks from both players, and Zhang led out for 375,000 on the 7♠ turn.
Zhang slowed down with a check on the 10♦ river, and Dimitrakis checked it back. Both players revealed their hands, with Dimitrakis seeing his pair of nines good to take the pot.