Messere Gains a Slight Lead
Level 37
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Owen Messere raised to 15,000 on the button and Faraz Jaka called. On the 2♦J♣5♥ flop, Jaka check-called for 15,000 and the 8♣ turn went check-check.
The river brought the 9♣ and Jaka led out for 40,000. Messere called and mucked his hand when Jaka tabled Q♥9♦ for a pair of nines.
A couple hands later, on a flop of 4♦7♠K♠ and 32,000 in the pot, Messere check-raised to 59,000 over Jaka's bet of 9,000. Jaka called and the turn brought the 4♠.
Messere fired out 100,000 and Jaka called. The river brought the 3♠, which slowed down the action with four spades now being on the board. Both players checked and Messere turned over 5♥6♠ for a flush to earn a small lead early on.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,320,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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1,080,000
-120,000
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-120,000 |
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