Patka Takes From Chen With Better Ace-High
Level 33
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Anatoly Chen opened the action from the cutoff to 525,000 with A?6? and Tomas Patka made the call on the button with A?J?. The blinds got out of the way and the pair saw the flop of Q?2?2?.
Both players checked their options to the 4? turn and again action went check-check. The 10? completed the board and after a few moments both players checked to a showdown.
Patka scored the pot with his ace-jack high and took down the first hand of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,380,000
1,030,000
|
1,030,000 |
|
||
|
8,000,000
-525,000
|
-525,000 |