Garcia Not Welcome at Buckingham's Palace
Level 16
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Kosaku Akashi opened to 17,000 in early position, and Richard Buckingham flat-called on the button. Pedro Garcia three-bet to 84,000 from the big blind, and only Buckingham called.
The flop fell J♥5♥3♣ and Garcia led out with a bet of 57,000. Buckingham slid out a stack of T-25,000 chips, enough to cover the 110,000 that Garcia had behind. After spending a few minutes in the tank, Garcia opted to send his cards into the muck and survive for now. Buckingham conceded to some peer pressure and showed the 3♥ as he dragged in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,210,000
209,000
|
209,000 |
|
110,000
149,000
|
149,000 |