Lin Gets Value for Two Pair, Saout Busts
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Ren Lin raised from under the gun and Antoine Saout reraised to 17,000, which Lin called.
The flop came 5♣7♣6♣. Lin checked and Saout bet 7,500, which Lin called.
The turn was the 2♠. Lin checked and Saout bet out again, this time for 28,000. Lin made the call.
The river was the 8♦. Lin switched it up with a lead for 35,000. Saout then pushed his stack into the middle for a bet of 105,000, leaving just a single 5,000 chip behind. Lin made the call to make it to showdown.
Saout showed K♣K♠ for pocket kings. Lin showed 8♥7♥ for two pair. He won the pot and chipped up to close to 500,000. Saout got his 5,000 in the middle a couple of hands later and busted the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
490,000
430,500
|
430,500 |
|
Busted |