Joentausta Runs Into Barouk
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Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Aku Joentausta opened to 20,000 from under the gun and Philippe Barouk three-bet to 40,000 from the next seat over. Action folded back around to Joentausta who decided to stick around.
The flop brought 
and the action quickly went check-check. Fourth street brought a third diamond and paired the board with the 
. Joentausta led for 32,000 and Barouk snap cut out a raise. The raise, however, was not enough and he was forced to make it 64,000- the minimum amount. Joentausta called.
The river was the 
and Joentausta checked. Barouk fired 100,000 and Joentausta called. Barouk rolled up 
for an ace-high flush and Joentausta threw away his cards. Barouk is now up to 700,000 while Joentausta has fallen to 1.14 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,140,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
700,000
300,000
|
300,000 |