Salas Wins a Monster Pot
Level 27
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Scott Stewart opened from middle position for 160,000. Big blind Damian Salas three-bet to 550,000 and the decision was back on Stewart. He four-bet to 1.2 million and Salas fired back with a five-bet to 2,030,000, leaving himself 2,330,000 behind. Stewart called.
The flop came 
and Salas bet 605,000, leaving 1,725,000 back. Stewart shoved all in rather quickly and Salas instantly called.
Salas: 
Stewart: 
The 
on the turn and 
on the river were blanks and Salas doubled.
"Come on!' Salas said. "Wow! Sick flop! My god, wow!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,840,000 | 3,740,000 |
|
5,200,000 | -2,070,000 |