Astratov Hits Straight Against Rebei
Dmitriy Astratov opened with a bet of 3,000 from middle position. He was called by Karim Rebei, who was also in the middle position, and by the big blind.
On the flop 5?8?Q?, Astratov added 5,000 chips to the pot. Rebei then raised to 12,000. The big blind folded at this point, and Astratov eventually called.
The turn was the Q?. Rebei fired a second barrel of 6,700, and he was called again by Astratov, who took the lead on the river 6?. He threw 30,000 chips in front of him. Rebei decided to raise to 150,000 to force Astratov to go all in, and he did, with his remaining 63,000 chips.
Dmitriy Astratov: 9?7?
Karim Rebei: A?3?
Astratov was lucky enough to find a straight on the river, beating Rebei's ace-high. He left the table to go on a break with a new stack of 166,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
166,000
166,000
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166,000 |
|
78,000
78,000
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78,000 |