Valverde Straightens Out Sparagana
Level 24
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
With two players seeing a board of 8♠J♦A♠10♥ and around 450,000 in the middle, Jordan Sparagana checked from the small blind and Fernando Valverde bet 205,000 from the cutoff. Sparagana made the call.
On the A♦ river Sparagana checked. Valverde went into the tank for a few minutes before checking behind.
Sparagana had two pair with Q♣10♣ but Valverde had him beat with K♦Q♦ for a Broadway straight to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,850,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
700,000
278,000
|
278,000 |