Leyva's Four Bet Leaves Castelo Short Stacked
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Action folded to Sergio Leyva in the cutoff, who opened to 12,000. Paulo Castelo, seated to his left, three-bet to 31,000 and the rest of the table got out of the way.
After a few seconds of consideration, Leyva put in a four-bet to 75,000. Castelo quickly made the call.
The flop came J♣5♦K♣ and Leyva continued for 55,000. Castelo called once more. The J♦ turn checked through.
On the 6♣ river, Leyva checked quickly. Castelo then fired 120,000, roughly half of his remaining stack, but Leyva snap called. Castelo tabled A♦Q♥ for ace high, which was no match for Leyva's K♠10♠ and his pair of kings.
Leyva dragged a massive pot worth around 400,000 chips, leaving Castelo with just a fraction of his former stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
725,000
540,000
|
540,000 |
|
120,000
130,000
|
130,000 |