Meragal Chips Up Through Sapitavicius
Level 26
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Arunas Sapitavicius opened to 100,000 from under the gun with 10?10? and Maduka Meragal flat-called in the cutoff with K?Q?. Mike Watson came along from the big blind with 10?9? and the flop of Q?8?2? was spread on the felt.
The action checked to Meragal who flopped top pair and fired out a bet of 225,000. Watson folded his straight draw but Sapitavicius stuck around for the K? on the turn. Sapitavicius checked again and Meragal tossed in a bet of 300,000. Sapitavicius folded this time and Meragal chipped up to over 30 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,930,000
-320,000
|
-320,000 |
|
1,730,000
450,000
|
450,000 |