Piironen Gets Value with Ace-King
Level 21
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
This time, it was Henri Piironen who got an 
and he raised to 55,000 from middle position. Julien Stropoli defended his small blind with 
.
The 
flop gave Piironen top pair and he bet 60,000. Stropoli check-called with his pocket nines.
On the 
turn, Stropoli picked up a straight draw to go with his nines and he checked. The wet board prompted a second bet from Piironen worth 165,000. Stropoli stared at the board and his opponent before sliding in another call.
The 
on the river gave Piironen the checkmark and Stropoli checked a third time. Piironen reached for chips, then decided against it and checked behind to win the hand.