Karia Tripes Up His Short Stack
Level 4
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Loic Denize open-raised to 1,200 from the hijack, Ali Karia called in the cutoff, the button called, then Andreas Faucher three-bet to 6,500 from the small blind. Denize called, then Karia moved all in with a short stack of 10,700. The button folded, Faucher called and Denize also called.
Denize and Faucher checked it down on the 4♥3♦A♣ flop and 4♣ turn. The river came the 3♥ and Faucher led with a small bet of 3,000, which Denize called. Players revealed their cards.
Faucher had K♥7♥ for king-high with the fours on board. Denize flipped over Q♦Q♠ for two pair with queens. Karia, however, had the winning hand with A♠9♥ for two pair with aces. He won the main pot and tripled his stack, while Denize took a small side pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |