Berko Shows a Bluff; Cordeiro Dos Santos Shows a Straight
Level 23
: 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Scott Berko had lost some chips before the break and took on Manuel Bueno in a battle of the blinds. With 170,000 in the middle and the flop showing, Berko check-raised from 55,000 to 185,000 and Bueno folded to get shown he .
Over on the other table, Valdir Cordeiro dos Santos defended his big blind against a raise by Nikolay Ponomarev and check-called a bet of 70,000 on the turn and bet the river for 175,000. Ponomarev folded and the table was shown the .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Valdir Cordeiro dos Santos |
1,500,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Nikolay Ponomarev |
900,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
|
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Manuel Bueno |
875,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
Scott Berko |
800,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |