Saliba and Yang Getting After It
Level 4
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Justin Saliba opened to 11,000 and Chongxian Yang three-bet to 28,000 in the cutoff. Alexandros Theologis stuck in a four-bet to 64,000 on the button and both players folded.
On the next hand, Viktor Blom raised to 11,000 from early position and Saliba three-bet to 33,000. Yang four-bet to 75,000 which got Blom to fold but Saliba called.
The flop fell J♣9♠2♣ and Saliba check-called a bet of 55,000 from Yang. The turn was the 6♥ and Saliba check-called another bet of 65,000 from Yang. The river brought the 7♦ and Saliba checked one more time. Yang used two of his time banks before finally checking back.
Saliba turned over J♠10♠ for top pair and Yang was unable to beat it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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554,000 | |
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469,000
68,000
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68,000 |
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295,000 | |
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242,000
8,000
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8,000 |