It's Almost All About Simoes
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Hugo Pingray made it 325,000 to go in the cutoff with the 
and he received a call by Morten Hvam in the big blind, who held the 
. The 
flop was checked by Hvam, Pingray bet 200,000 and that ended the hand right there.
Marcelo Simoes then raised the on the button for 325,000 to scoop the blinds and big blind ante.
Dragos Trofimov then raised for all but the last 325,000 with 
to keep his short stack afloat.
Up next, Simoes opened the 
to 325,000 for Pingray to defend 
. The flop fell 
and Pingray checked, Simoes bet 200,000 and earned the next pot without any further resistance.
Trofimov then had to forfeit his big blind and big blind ante versus Pingray's small blind push as the limited action continued.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,350,000
1,280,000
|
1,280,000 |
|
||
|
5,490,000 | |
|
1,390,000
-720,000
|
-720,000 |