Lovric Beats Two Pocket Pairs
Level 23
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Filip Lovric limped in with K♠J♣9♦6♥, Veselin Karakitukov raised A♦A♣J♦4♦ to 240,000, and Lovric called.
The flop came 9♥5♠7♠ and Karakitukov checked over to Lovric, then folded his aces to a bet of 200,000.
The next hand, Karakitukov limped J♥J♦10♥4♣ and Lovric checked J♣8♣5♠3♦.
Both players checked to the river on a board of 8♥A♠5♦10♠Q♣ when Karakitumov bet 240,000. Lovric called and won the pot with two pair, eights and fives.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,020,000
-640,000
|
-640,000 |
|
3,485,000
645,000
|
645,000 |