Strebkov Takes First Hand
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
In the first hand of play at table #489 action folded around to Joseph Liberta on the button. After looking around the dealer and noticing that the small-blind player, Heng Zhang, hadn't taken his seat yet, Liberta raised it up to 30,000.
Denis Strebkov defended his big blind and led out with a bet of 43,000 on the 
flop, which was enough to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,341,000 | -30,000 |
|
757,000 | |
|
463,000 | 38,000 |
and Negreanu shipped his remaining 90,000 in the middle and was called. 
turn, unfortunately, it didn't last long as the dealer peeled off the 
on the river giving Kelly a higher two-pair and the six-time bracelet winner was eliminated from the tournament.
