Meragal Chips Up Through Sapitavicius
Level 26
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Arunas Sapitavicius opened to 100,000 from under the gun with 10♥10♦ and Maduka Meragal flat-called in the cutoff with K♣Q♣. Mike Watson came along from the big blind with 10♣9♥ and the flop of Q♥8♠2♣ was spread on the felt.
The action checked to Meragal who flopped top pair and fired out a bet of 225,000. Watson folded his straight draw but Sapitavicius stuck around for the K♠ on the turn. Sapitavicius checked again and Meragal tossed in a bet of 300,000. Sapitavicius folded this time and Meragal chipped up to over 30 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,930,000
-320,000
|
-320,000 |
|
1,730,000
450,000
|
450,000 |