Kortbawi Calls Down

Stephane Deneau opened under the gun to 700 before the action moved to the button who put in a three-bet to 2,200. the small blind folded and then the action was on Elie Kortbawi in the big bind who sat in the tank for over a minute before tossing in a cold call. Deneau called the three-bet and they were off to a flop three ways.

The 10♠10♣Q♠ flop landed and the action checked through to a 7♣ turn. It checked to Deneau who bet 2,200. The three-bettor on the button got out of the way but Kortbawi stuck around. The Q♦ river landed and the action checked to Deneau again. He took a moment and then put out another wager of 7,500.

Kortbawi mulled it over for a few seconds but called pretty quickly. Deneau rolled over 9♥7♥ for essentially nine-high and Kortbawi tabled pocket jacks for the win. He scooped a nice pot after hanging tough through multiple streets of aggression with just second pair.