Paulus Has the Better Trips
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
Just before the end of the previous level, Moreno Plozza raised to 300 and was three-bet by Ingo Paulus to 1,300 in the small blind. Dinesh Alt quickly folded his big blind and Plozza called.
The flop came 
, Paulus check-called the 800 continuation-bet of Plozza.
The turn brought them the 
and Paulus checked again. Plozza continued with a bet of 1,500 and Paulus made the call.
The river completed the board with the 
. Paulus took over the initiative and fired a bet of 2,300 over the line. Plozza snap-called by flicking in a chip and paid up the rest of the bet when Paulus tabled 
. Plozza showed he held the 
himself for trips too but with the lower kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
59,000 | |
|
40,000
10,000
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10,000 |