Vitagliano Busts Schleich and Gives it to Michalak

[Removed:40] opened to 2,000 and called the three-bet of Martin Schleich for 5,000 to see a flop of
. The full action after that is unknown but Schleich was at risk with pocket aces and Vitagliano held the
. Neither the
turn nor the
river improved Schleich and he hit the rail.
One hand later, Vitagliano opened again and Jakub Michalak three-bet to 5,100. The Italian inquired how many blue T-5,000 chips his opponent had and then made the call. On a flop of
, Vitagliano quickly check-raised from 3,800 to 15,000 and was called before moving in immediately after the dealer had burned and turned the
.
Michalak didn't call within a heartbeat but did so after some consideration, revealing his
. Vitagliano had
for an open-ended straight draw and the
river bricked. Michalak doubled up for 48,200 and is now stacked nicely.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
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153,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
26,000
-63,300
|
-63,300 |
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Busted | |
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