El Yaacoubi Finds Aces
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Everybody folded to Rachid El Yaacoubi in the small blind, who raised to 235,000 with A♠A♣. Alexis Rozenblat defended from the big blind with 9♦8♦.
The dealer fanned a flop of J♠J♦7♠ and El Yaacoubi continued for 120,000. Rozenblat check-called.
Both players checked the Q♠ turn. Rozenblat checked again the Q♣ river, but El Yaacoubi bet 450,000. Rozenblat looked at his neighbor for a few seconds, and folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,100,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
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|
2,600,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |