Al-Darwich Over Zolotow
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Somar Al-Darwich opened with a raise to 6,500 from under the gun and it folded all of the way back around to Steve Zolotow in the big blind who called.
The flop came 
. Zolotow checked, Al-Darwich bet 11,000, and Zolotow called. The turn brought the 
, and Zolotow again bumped the table twice with a closed fist to check. Al-Darwich bet 22,000 this time, and after pulling out the calling chips and turning them over in his hand for a moment, Zolotow called again.
The river was the 
. Zolotow checked once more, and Al-Darwich quickly set out a bet of 46,000. Zolotow showed his hand to his neighbor — 
— and folded.
That pot pushes Al-Darwich back up over 850,000 and into what appears to be second position currently behind leader Dick van Luijk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
865,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
124,000
-38,000
|
-38,000 |
|
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