Norden Leaves Ahuja on Fumes
Level 9
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Alexander Norden opened to 2,500 from under the gun and received calls from Ankit Ahuja in the small blind and Sylvain Mazza in the big blind.
The flop came 7♣7♠9♥ and action checked around to Norden who fired a 3,000 continuation bet. Ahuja check-raised to 8,000, Mazza got out of the way and Norden made the call.
Ahuja bet 5,000 on the 9♣ turn and was once again called by Norden. On the 5♥ river Ahuja shoved for a bit over 20,000 and after taking a couple minutes to weigh his options Norden made the call.
Ahuja could only show 4♥4♠ for a counterfeited pocket pair turned into a bluff. Norden tabled 8♠8♥ for two pair, nines and eights and scored a full double up while Ahuja was left with just over a single big blind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
61,300
61,300
|
61,300 |
|
57,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
1,500
-35,000
|
-35,000 |