Mokri Leaves Defending Champion Short
Level 9
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Ren Lin opened to 12,000 from under the gun and Juan Pardo called from the big blind. The 8?8?2? flop checked through to the 2? turn. Pardo fired out 40,000.
"I believe you, I don't know why," said Lin as he conceded the pot.
On the next deal, Kayhan Mokri opened to 12,000 from the cutoff and called when Pardo three-bet to 65,000.
Pardo put Mokri all-in on the 7?6?2? flop and Mokri put in his last 69,000.
Kayhan Mokri: 8?6?
Juan Pardo: Q?Q?
Pardo was miles ahead with his pocket queens and removed some of Mokri's outs after he turned a flush draw on the 5? turn. Mokri, now with an open-ended straight draw, sealed the checkmark on the 4? river to double up and stun the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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360,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
218,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
65,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
|
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