Miodrag Doubles off Heshbon; Strebel Nearly Doubles Without Seeing a Flop

David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of J?6?2?, Lishai Heshbon bet 50,000 from the hijack before Ranko Miodrag moved all in for 230,000 in the small blind. Heshbon gave the decision some thought before calling.

Ranko Miodrag: A?J? All in
Lishai Heshbon: 6?5?

Miodrag was ahead with top pair against Heshbon's pair of sixes. The rest of the board came Q?7? and Miodrag doubled up.

At the same time at another table, action folded to Berkan Balli in the small blind who raised to 45,000. Georg Strebel three-bet to 140,000 in the big blind and Balli four-bet to 305,000. Strebel then moved all in for 520,000.

Balli cut out the chips to call and leaned back in his seat as he tanked for several minutes. He eventually folded and Strebel took down the big pot without seeing a flop.