Menicanin's Perfect Timing
Level 21
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
The action began with Damir Gabdullin open-raising from early position to 400,000. Mario Menicanin, seated in the hijack, took his time before three-betting to 3,300,000, leaving just 200,000 behind. Sergey Utenkov, on the button, shoved all in, prompting Gabdullin to fold.
"You wanna time bank the pay jump?" Utenkov asked, as the players were on the verge of a pay jump.
"I want a double-up," Menicanin responded. With three time bank cards left, Menicanin used two of them before ultimately making the call.
Mario Menicanin: Q♠J♠
Sergey Utenkov: A♦K♠
As the board revealed 6♣9♥Q♦6♦5♦, a player remarked, "there is your double-up," and Menicanin held up a time bank card to show that he had kept an extra one in case he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,900,000
7,260,000
|
7,260,000 |
|
6,200,000
-9,200,000
|
-9,200,000 |
|
6,150,000
-3,000,000
|
-3,000,000 |