Mayekar Calls Off in Massive Pot Against Ogeare; Da Recalls His Stack-Saving Call
Around 90,000 was in the middle as Seymour Ogeare and Sanjay Mayekar went to the river on a completed board of 2♥A♥A♣7♥9♥, Ogeare then moved all in, putting Mayekar to a decision for the rest of his 30,000.
"I think you have kings with the king of hearts," Mayekar said. Ogeare remained silent with the collar of his sweater covering his face as Mayekar took more than five minutes. A tablemate finally called the clock, and the countdown had nearly run out before Mayekar committed his last chips.
His suspicions proved correct, as Ogeare showed K♥K♦ for a flush. Mayekar tossed A♠K♠ into the muck as he made his way to the exit.
"That has to be the biggest pot of the day. Almost 200K," a tablemate said after the hand.
Peter Da at the same table then recalled the action when he busted Naseem Salem earlier. According to Da, Salem had raised to 900 in early position and a player in the hijack three-bet to 1,800. Da four-bet to 4,700 and Salem five-bet to 16,000. Only Da called.
The flop came 9♦6♦2♦ and Salem continued for 7,000. Da called and a Qx fell on the turn. Saleem then moved all in and Da tanked for a few minutes until he had the clock called on him.
Da ended up calling for 25,500 with AxQ♦, while Salem had KxJ♦. The river was another diamond to give both players a flush, but Da won the pot with his queen to send Salem to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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180,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |