Bhalla Backdoors His Way into a Wheel
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
James Leonard raised to 210,000 in the cutoff and Eshaan Bhalla defended in the big blind.
The flop came A♦8♠2♥ and Bhalla check-called a bet of 225,000 from Leonard.
On the 5♥ turn, Bhalla check-called again, this time for 525,000.
The river brought the 4♦ and Bhalla led out with a bet of 700,000. Leonard called and mucked his cards when Bhalla turned over 8♣3♣ for a rivered wheel.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,275,000
1,075,000
|
1,075,000 |
|
685,000
1,645,000
|
1,645,000 |
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