Reard Makes a Straight and Takes it Down
Level 32
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Action folded to Alexandre Reard in the small blind who opened holding the 7?5?.
Girish Reknar called from the big blind holding the K?Q? to see a flop of 4?A?6?.
Reard started with a check and Reknar checked behind.
The turn came down as the 4? and Reard led out into Reknar with a bet of 625,000. Reknar opted on a call and the two players headed to a river card that was the 8?.
Reard, now with a straight, led with 1,700,000 into Reknar who decided that it was time to muck and send the pot over to Reard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,000,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
|
||
|
2,625,000
-1,600,000
|
-1,600,000 |