Peters Picks Up the Pot
Level 16
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Piotr Nurzynski raised to 18,000 from the cutoff, Tobias Peters called on the button and so did Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy in the big blind.
They all checked through the 
flop to the 
on the turn. Merzhvinskiy checked, Nurzynski bet 35,000 and only Peters called.
The river completed the board with the 
, Nurzynski bet 125,000 and Peters tanked. Peters stared at Nurzynski and his neck, cut out calling chips, stared a bit longer before making the call. Nurzynski hesitated before revealing 
but was behind as Peters held 
for the two pair on the board with the ace-kicker to pick up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,158,000
308,000
|
308,000 |
|
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|
700,000
336,000
|
336,000 |
|
||
|
300,000
202,500
|
202,500 |