Menard Spikes an Ace; Hissou Caught Speeding
Level 8
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Ravid Garbi, in middle position, and Jeremy Menard, in the big blind, exchanged raises preflop that saw the latter all-in for their last 515,000.
jeremy Menard: A♠K♠
Ravid Garbi: J♥J♠
Garbi's jacks were best after the 6♥4♦2♣ flop and 8♥ turn, but the A♦ river gave Menard the better pair for the double.
On the other side of the room, a pot of 800,000 was being contested between Pavel Krylov and Sirzat Hissou. On the J♦4♥5♠4♦K♥ board, Krylov checked from the big blind. Hissou, who more than 1,000,000, eyed up the 450,000 Krylov had behiond and put him to the test for his tournament life.
Krylov went into the tank, eventually putting in calling chips. Hissou had air with A♥6♣, and Krylov's Q♥J♥ was good for the 1,700,000 pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,700,000
1,700,000
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1,700,000 |
|
1,040,000 | |
|
580,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
500,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
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