Spirins Put to the Test by Foxen
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Alex Foxen opened to 9,000 from the cutoff and was called by Pavel Spirins in the big blind.
Both players checked the 8?7?5? flop.
The turn came the 10? and Spirins bet 14,000, receiving a call from Foxen.
Spirins fired again on the 2? river for 36,000. Foxen raised it to 144,000, leaving a single yellow 1,000 chip behind.
Spirins, clearly put on a difficult decision, took about 30 seconds to consider his options before sticking in the call.
Foxen tabled J?9? for the nut straight to receive a full double up while Spirins stack was reduced to slightly less than half of what it was before.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
360,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
292,000
127,000
|
127,000 |
|
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|
223,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
144,000
-212,500
|
-212,500 |
|
91,000
-107,000
|
-107,000 |
|
60,000
19,500
|
19,500 |
|
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