Lache Survives on the River
Level 25
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Heads-up on a flop of K♦Q♣3♦, Vlad Lache bet 900,000 from middle position and Mustapha Kanit called in the big blind.
Lache bet another 2,400,000 on the 5♣ turn, but this time Kanit came back with an all-in shove. Lache burned through multiple time banks and took several minutes before committing his last 7,200,000.
Lache showed A♦A♥, but he had been outdrawn by Kanit's K♠Q♦ for top two pair. "Five," Lache pleaded, but the 3♠ was just as good as Lache made a better two pair to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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19,200,000
14,975,000
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14,975,000 |
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4,800,000
-1,625,000
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-1,625,000 |
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