Top Pair Good for Russo
Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Ihor Kotyk opened in middle position to 2,500. He got three callers; Enzo Vito on the button, Kamal Banjjani in the small blind and Aurelien Russo in the big blind.
The flop came K?2?Q? and was checked through by all.
Russo and Bejjani checked the 7? turn, before Kotyk opened to 4,500. Vito and Russo called, while Bejjani chose not to see a river.
It landed the 4? and all three chose to check it down. Russo won the hand with K?9?, taking him to above starting stack with his opponents mucking their cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
116,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
115,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
29,000
-53,000
|
-53,000 |