Alioto Spikes a Flush to Take a Chunk from Mao
Level 22
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Dario Alioto made it 80,000 from early position with Vadim Zakharyan calling in the cutoff, Renji Mao calling on the button, and Kumaran Sarvendran defending his big blind.
Everyone checked the 4♦10♠J♠ flop and the 3♦ hit the turn. Sarvendran checked again before Alioto bet 225,000. Only Mao continued with a call.
Heads-up to the 6♦ river, where Alioto thought it over for a while before declaring a bet of 600,000. Mao looked back at his cards, then flicked in a chip to indicate call.
Alioto turned over the ace-high flush with A♦K♣9♦2♠ to take down one of the biggest pots of the tournament so far.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,400,000
1,060,000
|
1,060,000 |
|
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|
1,350,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
|
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|
860,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
600,000
350,000
|
350,000 |