Kornuth has Martirosian on the Ropes
Level 41
: 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Artur Martirosian raised on the button to 24,000 and Chance Kornuth made the call.
The flop came 9♦6♠4♠ and when Kornuth checked, Martirosian followed through with a continuation bet of 48,000. Kornuth called.
The turn brought the 2♥ and Martirosian kept betting, this time to the tune of 125,000. Kornuth once again called.
On the river Q♣, Kornuth checked, and Martirosian thought for a bit. He used a time extension, but seemingly waved the white flag and checked. Kornuth showed the 9♠5♦ for a pair of nines and Martirosian mucked.
“Good check”, Kornuth remarked, implying he was going to call. “Maybe not”, said Martirosian, who maybe regretted not firing the third barrel.
Kornuth now hold a commanding lead in the match.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,150,000
550,000
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550,000 |
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250,000
550,000
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550,000 |
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