Sinclair Slowplays Aces, Martinkovic Flops Trips
Level 30
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Action picked up on the flop in a three-way pot with 840,000 in the middle. The board showed 
.
Jack Sinclair checked from the small blind. Eleftherios Kavoukis led from the big blind for 450,000. Marko Martinkovic called on the button. Back to Sinclair, he check-raised to 1,100,000.
Kavoukis folded, but Martinkovic back-raised all in for 2,105,000. Sinclair snap-called.
Marko Martinkovic: 
Jack Sinclair: 
Sinclair did not three-bet preflop as the table reacted to his slowplay, and Martinkovic managed to flop trips. The board was completed with the 
turn and 
river, so Sinclair lost a big chunk while Martinkovic chipped up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,700,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
5,525,000
3,525,000
|
3,525,000 |
|
1,900,000
-1,900,000
|
-1,900,000 |
|
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