Plesuv Finds a Straight With the Dominated Hand
Level 41
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Andreas Kniep called from the small blind with Q?9?, and Pavel Plesuv raised to 7,000,000 from the big blind. Kniep made the call to the flop.
The flop came 8?7?9? and both players quickly checked.
With the 5? on the turn, Kniep again checked to Plesuv. He led out for 7,500,000, while Kniep made the call.
The river came the 2?, and Kniep quickly checked. Plesuv fired for 18,000,000, and Kniep found a call. Plesuv showed him the bad news and added to his growing stack as chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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132,600,000
32,500,000
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32,500,000 |
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70,100,000
-2,000,000
|
-2,000,000 |
|
37,800,000 | |
|
18,900,000
-30,500,000
|
-30,500,000 |
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