Spirins Put to the Test by Foxen
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Alex Foxen opened to 9,000 from the cutoff and was called by Pavel Spirins in the big blind.
Both players checked the 8♦7♣5♥ flop.
The turn came the 10♣ and Spirins bet 14,000, receiving a call from Foxen.
Spirins fired again on the 2♠ river for 36,000. Foxen raised it to 144,000, leaving a single yellow 1,000 chip behind.
Spirins, clearly put on a difficult decision, took about 30 seconds to consider his options before sticking in the call.
Foxen tabled J♣9♣ for the nut straight to receive a full double up while Spirins stack was reduced to slightly less than half of what it was before.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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360,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
292,000
127,000
|
127,000 |
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223,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
144,000
-212,500
|
-212,500 |
|
91,000
-107,000
|
-107,000 |
|
60,000
19,500
|
19,500 |
|
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