Cappiello Shows Bitar the Bad News
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Candido Cappiello opened to 11,000 from middle position and received calls from Abdullah Alajmi on the button, Vitalii Pankov in the small blind and Ghassan Bitar in the big blind.
The flop came 9♦7♦2♥ and action checked around to Cappiello, who bet 27,000. Alajmi and Pankov got out of the way while Bitar made the call.
Bitar lead out with a 40,000 bet on the 2♠ turn and Cappiello called.
On the 8♦ river Bitar bet again, this time for 50,000. Cappiello raised to 180,000, sending Bitar deep into the tank.
After a couple minutes Bitar opted to call. Cappiello tabled Q♦J♦ for a rivered flush which was enough to take down a sizable pot and make a serious dent in Bitar's stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,700,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
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|
990,000
825,000
|
825,000 |
|
370,000
-49,500
|
-49,500 |
|
180,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |