Salem Sahed Among the Day 1a Chipleaders
With 20 minutes left on the day, Salem Sahed is among the chipleaders on the day. He shared with us that some of his good fortune was on behalf of a hand against Romain Lewis.
Lewis with from late position 3-bet a pot to 8,000 which Sahed cold-four bets from the blinds to 15,000 with . Lewis calls leading to a flop of giving Sahim a flush-draw and Lewis top-pair which both players check.
The on the turn complete's Sahed's flush at which point he leads out for 10,000 which Lewis calls. The improving Lewis' hand, but also making it more likely that his opponent would be holding a flush. Sahed this time starts the action by declaring all-in, which effectively was a 20,000 chip bet due to what Lewis still had left behind.
Lewis tanks before calling off the rest of his chips. He shared that he would be back to re-enter tomorrow to compete again in hopes of making it to Day 2.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Salem Sahed |
240,000
240,000
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240,000 |
Romain Lewis | Busted | |
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