Nadal Continues to Chip Up
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Action started with a raise to 3,000 from the player under the gun before folding to Jose Nadal in the hijack, who made the call. Matthew Barnett then squeezed it up to 13,000 from the cutoff. The initial raiser folded, but Nadal made the call.
The dealer spread a flop of 5♣9♠3♣, and Nadal check-called a bet of 11,000.
Both players then checked the 8♠ turn, which gave Nadal the green light to take over the betting lead on the 8♥ river. He put in a bet of 16,500, which gave Barnett some thinking to do.
Roughly a minute passed before Barnett decided just to return his cards to the dealer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
317,000
119,400
|
119,400 |
|
55,000
18,000
|
18,000 |