Bello Dodges the Flush Draw
Level 21
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Frank Brannan opened from under the gun, making it 50,000 to go with K?7?. Elvyn Bello called on the button with A?9? and Michael Nia came along holding 10?5? in the big blind.
The dealer fanned out the Q?A?3? flop, where Nia checked and Brannan fired 100,000 into the middle. Bello slid in the call and Nia got out of the way.
Brannan fired again on the 8? turn, this time for 250,000. Bello asked for a count of Brannan's stack and made the call.
The 6? river saw both players check it down, with Bello's pair of aces scoring a nice pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,917,000
45,000
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45,000 |
|
2,725,000
785,000
|
785,000 |
|
1,143,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
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|
920,000
-755,000
|
-755,000 |
|
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