Beresford Doubles and Emerges as Chip Leader
Level 23
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
The action folded around to Conor Beresford in the small blind and he chose to limp in for 80,000. Artur Martirosian was in the big blind and raised it to 280,000. Beresford responded with a three-bet jam in his turn for 1,680,000 and Martirosian called after getting an exact count, putting Beresford at risk.
Conor Beresford: A♣9♥
Artur Martirosian: K♣Q♠
Beresford flopped top pair on A♥10♦6♥. Martirosian turned some more outs on the Q♥ turn, but the river 10♣ remained clean for Beresford. He doubled and now has a firm chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,440,000
1,760,000
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1,760,000 |
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775,000
-1,075,000
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-1,075,000 |
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