Kensmil Gets There
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
On a flop of 
, Ali Alawadhi checked and Leonard Kensmil bet 2,500. Without hesitation, Alawadhi check-raised to 5,200. Kensmil briefly paused before committing the calling chips.
Alawadhi continued his instant decision making on the 
turn, this time by directly checking. Kensmil appeared a bit confused by his opponent's antics and elected to check behind.
The river brought the 
and the American instantly acted a third time. He took one of every chip-denomination - totalling 6,625 - and flung it in the middle.
"So sick. Sick dealer", Kensmil laughed.
"Ok, I call", the Frenchman added seconds later.
"Two pair", Alawadhi said, showing 
. Kensmil quickly showed 
for the rivered straight and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | 60,000 |
|
15,000 | 15,000 |
. His opponent Imad Derwiche considered a call, but instead folded and fist-bumped his opponent to compliment him.
, Guyon check-called a river bet of 6,000 from Cheng Li in an already sizable pot.
for the rivered straight and the winner. With a sigh, Guyon flung his hand in the muck.
, no less than four players put in a bet of 2,500 each to see the 
on the turn appear. Action was checked to Ralph Matta, who fired a hefty 10,500.
and raked in a nice pot.