Jurcuta Leaves Mamouni with Crumbs
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Smain Mamouni raised 290,000 and Paul Jurcuta went into the tank on the button. After three time banks, Jurcuta called off his stack of 275,000, and the blinds quickly folded.
Paul Jurcuta: A♦Q♣
Smain Mamouni: 9♥9♠
It was a classic race and the Q♥7♣3♥ flop gave Jurcuta the lead with a pair of queens. The J♥ fell on the turn, giving Mamouni a flush draw but the A♠ improved Jurcuta to two pair as he doubled through Mamouni.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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590,000
-110,000
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-110,000 |
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20,000
-535,000
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-535,000 |