Castelo Gets Paid on the River
Level 29
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Paulo Castelo raised to 320,000 in the cutoff with 
and Antonio Dascenzo defended from the big blind with 
. The flop came 
and both players checked to the 
on the turn.
It looked like it could be an action card but both players opted to check again. The 
completed the board and Dascenzo checked for the third time. Castelo finally fired out a bet of 310,000 and Dascenzo paid him off. Castelo collected the pot with a pair of aces to chip up from the short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,550,000
1,350,000
|
1,350,000 |
|
3,100,000
-515,000
|
-515,000 |