Pustina Double Leaves Majed on Fumes
Level 29
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Rene Majed made it 400,000 to go in the cutoff, and Vlastimil Pustina three-bet to 1,400,000 in the big blind. Once it was back on Majed, he four-bet to 2,600,000, and Pustina just flat-called for a decent chunk of his stack.
The flop came J♥9♣8♠ and Pustina opted to check, prompting a bet of 2,000,000 by Majed. Pustina then jammed for 3,350,000, and Majed called with the covering stack, albeit by only a few big blinds.
Vlastimil Pustina: A♦A♠ 
Rene Majed: A♥10♠
Majed needed running tens, a seven, or a queen to avoid a major setback. Neither came on the 2♦ turn or K♠ river to put a huge dagger into his stack. Pustina reclaimed the chip lead just one elimination away from the end of play for Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,200,000
6,100,000
|
6,100,000 |
|
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|
725,000
5,475,000
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5,475,000 |