Estanislau Drops Two to Albeck and Balci
Level 25
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Joao Estanislau raised to 200,000 on the button with 9?8?8?4? and Samuel Albeck defended Q?J?5?3?.
The flop came 4?J?2? and Estanislau bet 350,000. Albeck called with top pair as the J? fell on the turn to improve him to trips.
Both players checked and Albeck led out for 650,000 on the 4? river. Estanislau, who also made trips, tanked for a few moments before mucking.
Estanislau then opened to 200,000 again, this time with K?Q?7?4? from the cutoff, and Ali Balci called with A?J?9?5?.
The flop came K?6?4? and Balci bet 300,000. Estanislau called with two pair and both players checked the 9? turn.
Balci improved to a better two pair on the A? river and both players checked again as Estanislau took another hit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,210,000
660,000
|
660,000 |
|
4,800,000
-1,050,000
|
-1,050,000 |
|
4,370,000
810,000
|
810,000 |