Croitoru and Chikita Fighting Back
Level 33
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Banic opened to 320,000 with 
and was called by Croitoru in the big blind with 
The queen-high flop saw two checks, and the turn was a 
. Both men checked again. The river of 
saw Banic bet 325,000 despite neither man improving and Croitoru raised to 1,175,000. Banic had the winning hand with his pair of fives, but let it go to give away some chips.
Croitoru limped in the button with 
and Banic did the same, as did Chikita with 
. The flop of [Jac3hAc] saw Croitoru bet, but Chikita made the call. The turn of 
and river 
saw checks also, but Chikita won’t mind, he has over three million.