Straight for Spasov

Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Shankui Li opened to 10,000 under the gun, and received a call from Simeon Spasov on the button.
On the 5?4?3? flop, Li check-called versus a bet of 7,000 from Spasov.
The 2? turn was checked through. On the 8? river, Li check-called a bet of 28,000 from Spasov, but was shown the bad news when Spasov revealed A?J? for the five-high straight, forcing Li to muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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230,000
-52,000
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-52,000 |
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120,000
-80,000
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-80,000 |