Boika Bests Leonard
Level 3
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Aliaksei Boika opened to 4,000 from the cutoff, and was faced with a three-bet to 18,000 from Patrick Leonard in the big blind. After some thought, Boika called.
The 10♠9♥5♣ flop was checked through. On the 8♠ turn, Leonard check-called versus a bet of 10,000 from Boika.
The J♣ river completed the board, bringing one-card straight possibilities, and both players elected to check their option.
Leonard showed A♠8♦ for a pair of eights, but was pipped by Boika's K♦9♦ for a pair of nines.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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165,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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85,000
-40,000
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-40,000 |
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