Hrabec Gets Wild
Level 28
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Cliff Josephy opened A♠K♦ from the hijack to 24,000. Roman Hrabec flatted Q♣J♦ on the button, and Alexis Cruz Martinez defended his big blind holding 7♦5♦.
Cruz Martinez went from third to first, flopping top pair on 7♣2♥2♣ and began with a check. Josephy tapped the table, and Hrabec took the initiative with a bet of 250,000. Cruz Martinez check-raised to 650,000, Josephy folded, and Hrabec stuck around with just queen-high.
Cruz Martinez slowed down on the 9♥ turn, and Hrabec slid 600,000 into the middle. After some thought, Cruz Martinez folded the best hand.