Staahle Scoops a Big One
Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Kent Staahle raised to 2,500 in the cutoff and Aleksejs Ponakovs three-bet to 9,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Staahle called to see a flop of 
.
Staahle checked to Ponakovs who flicked in a bet of 5,000 and Staahle called. The turn was the 
and Staahle checked again. Ponakovs gave it some thought and made a large bet of 50,000. Staahle check-raised to 100,000 and Ponakovs called.
The 
paired the board on the river and Staahle fired out another bet of 100,000. Ponakovs quickly called and Staahle showed 
for a full house and the best hand to scoop a monster pot in the opening level.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
448,000
168,000
|
168,000 |
|
71,000
-252,000
|
-252,000 |