Zizka and Bendinelli Battle With the Same Hand
Giuliano Bendinelli raised to 1,000,000 on the button with K♥3♣ and Oleh Okhotskyi defended J♠8♥ in the big blind.
The flop of 6♣8♠10♣ gave Okhotskyi middle pair, but no chips went in as they both checked to the 5♣ turn, which gave Bendinelli a flush draw. Okhotskyi took the chance to fire out 1,000,000, and that was enough to win the pot.
Bendinelli then looked down at 9♠8♠ under the gun and made it 1,000,000 to go. Okhotskyi called with 8♥8♦ in the small blind, and Zdenek Zizka called with 9♣8♣ in the big blind.
With all the eights accounted for, the flop of 9♥6♣6♠ gave Zizka and Bendinelli top pair, and it was the Italian player who bet 1,000,000 once it got to him. Okhotskyi called before Zizka made it 2,250,000. Bendinelli used some extra time before he called, and Okhotskyi folded.
A 4♣ on the turn gave Zizka a freeroll as he improved to a flush draw, and he bet 1,450,000. Bendinelli used five time banks before he eventually folded the same hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,775,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
12,650,000
5,000,000
|
5,000,000 |
|
||
|
10,450,000
2,900,000
|
2,900,000 |
|
||
|
4,050,000
5,550,000
|
5,550,000 |