Benitez Binks the River
Level 7
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Paulius Plausinaitis and Fransisco Benitez had gathered 80,000 chips in the middle before the flop was dealt. Plausinaitis was sitting in the small blind and put in an additional 30,000 chips on the flop of 10♦6♠10♥, which Benitez called from the big blind.
The 9♠ turn saw Plausinaitis slow down with a check and Benitez took the initiative by betting 40,000 chips. Plausinaitis made the call and the J♣ river completed the board.
Another check followed from Plausinaitis and Benitez put forth 170,000 chips, leaving himself only 2,000 behind. Plausinaitis quickly called but mucked his cards when Benitez tabled K♠Q♠ for the rivered straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
880,000
-320,000
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-320,000 |
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562,000
122,000
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122,000 |