Damian Salas Scoops Monster Pot to Vault into Chiplead
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Damian Salas raised to 35,000 from under the gun. A player in middle position called before Dilovan Hussein three-bet to 170,000 from the small blind. Salas called and the third player in the hand folded.
The flop came 
. Hussein checked to Salas who bet 110,000. Hussein snap-called.
The turn was the 
and Hussein checked again. This time Salas bet 158,000. Again, Hussein called almost instantly.
The river was the 
. Hussein checked a third time. Salas took his time and compiled a pretty hefty bet of 442,000. Hussein called quickly.
Salas showed 
for a flopped set and rivered full house and Hussein flashed 
for just an overpair.
"How do you call 170,000 preflop with that?" asked Hussein. "Why not fold?"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,600,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
||
|
1,100,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |