Soriano Gets Big Value With Top pair
Level 20
: 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Andrew Heckman raised to 35,000 preflop from the button. Santiago Soriano three-bet to 125,000 from the small. It folded back to Heckman who called.
The flop came 
. Soriano led out with a bet of 95,000 and Heckman called.
The turn was the 
. Soriano slowed down and checked, Heckman checked behind.
The 
completed the board. Soriano reached deep into his stack and procured a bet of 330,000. Heckman called after about 30 seconds.
Soriano tabled the 
which was the winner as Heckman checked his cards a few times and flashed a queen, admitting afterwards that he was surprised at Soriano's holding considered the large river bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,625,000 | 300,000 |
|
900,000 | -425,000 |