Virlanuta Wins Pot With Higher Set
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Marian Virlanuta had already moved all in with a short stack on the flop and had two callers as action went to the turn on a board of Q?3?2?8?.
Dauren Zhaparov checked and Aleksandr Lakhov bet 50,000. Zhaparov check-raised all in for not much more and Lakhov flicked in a chip to call.
Lakhov had 2?2? for a set of deuces, Virlanuta had 8?8? for a set of eights and Zhaparov mucked his hand.
The river came the 5? and Virlanuta won the pot to triple up, bringing his chip count back above starting stack. Lakhov won the side pot, while Zhaparov was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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125,000
125,000
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125,000 |
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35,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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Busted | |