The First Three-Bet

Level 23
: 75,000/150,000, 25,000 ante
Mikita Badziakouski raised it up with the and Rui Cao defended the
. Both players flopped a pair on
and Cao check-called a bet worth 250,000.
On the turn, Cao checked and Badziakouski let his shot clock run down before announcing a bet of 750,000, which forced a snap-call from Cao.
Cao won two big blinds worth back when his rivered second pair and Badziakouski only had a pair of fives,
Badziakouski raised to 350,000 with the and a three-bet to 900,000 by Cao followed, who had the
. It was the first tree-bet of the heads up thus far and Badziakouski quickly folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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10,675,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
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4,800,000
75,000
|
75,000 |