Boatman Evens Playing Field With Thin Value-Bet
Level 33
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Barny Boatman limped in from the small blind with A♠J♣ before David Kaufmann raised to 875,000 with 6♠3♣ in the big blind.
Boatman then stuck in a three-bet to 2,550,000 and Kaufmann tossed his cards into the muck.
The next hand, Boatman raised K♣Q♥ on the button to 500,000 and Aleksejs Ponakovs defended his K♦9♣ in the big blind. Both players checked the 7♣10♣6♣ flop before Boatman fired 400,000 chips on the A♥ turn after a second check from Ponakovs.
Ponakovs made the call with his straight flush draw, but the 7♠ river saw Boatman lock up the pot. He continued to bet, this time for 1,100,000 chips. Ponakovs made the call after giving it some thought but mucked his cards once he saw Boatman's superior king-high.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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18,850,000
-200,000
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-200,000 |
|
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|
17,600,000
3,320,000
|
3,320,000 |
|
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15,950,000
-3,130,000
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-3,130,000 |