Portaro Pressures His Opponent
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
The player under the gun plus one completed the call and was followed by Bruno Portaro in middle position before the player in the hijack raised to 6,500. Only Portaro called and the two players watched the flop come 
.
Both players checked before the 
dropped on the turn. Portaro checked. His opponent bet 8,500. Portaro called.
The 
completed the board and Portaro reached for his chips and tossed out 27,000. The bet was enough to see his opponent muck sending Portaro to over 200,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
205,000
41,800
|
41,800 |
|
34,000
1,600
|
1,600 |
|
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