Romanets Loses the Pot But Retains Chip Lead
Level 9
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
With 25,000 in the middle already, the board read K♥10♦6♦5♥. Tomas Hajek checked and Oleksandr Romanets bet 13,500. Martin Surovec called and Hajek folded.
The river was the 3♦ and both players checked. Romanets showed A♠Q♠ but Surovec won the pot with 6♣5♣ for two pair. Nevertheless, Romanets has chipped up since break and sits on around 170,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
|
80,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |