King Luckier This Time for Kabrhel Against Bonomo
Early on in Level 1, Kabrhel was talking up a storm with his table mates. After losing a hand in the middle of the level and Justin Bonomo joining his table, the table talk quieted.
Just before the end of the opening level, a player raised from early position, getting calls from both Bonomo to his left and Kabrhel on the button.
The action was checked to Bonomo on the flop of 
, and he fired out a bet for 1,500. Kabrhel called, while the preflop raiser folded.
Bonomo opted to check when the 
appeared on the turn before calling a bet of 2,500 from Kabrhel. Bonomo checked once again when the 
filled the board. Kabrhel wasted little time and bet 4,500. Bonomo tanked for a minute before calling. He mucked his hand after Kabrhel turned over 
for top pair.
Kabrhel, who won a few smaller pots in between an earlier hand which cut his stack nearly in half and this hand, witnessed his stack increase to 34,500 while Bonomo's stack slid to around 24,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,500
17,700
|
17,700 |
|
24,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
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