Mantel Takes Chip Lead
Niveau 26
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Ariel Mantel raised to 160,000 from under the gun and Nikita Kuznetsov three-bet to 440,000 from the button. The blinds folded and Mantel responded with a four-bet to 1,250,000 for Kuznetsov to fold.
A few hands later, Mantel completed his small blind and Kuznetsov raised to 280,000 from the big blind and Mantel called.
The flop came 
, Mantel check-called the 215,000 continuation-bet of Kuznetsov.
They both checked through the 
to the 
on the river. Mantel fired a bet of 450,000 over the line. Kuznetsov tanked for a while and then folded.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
6,040,000 | 380,000 |
|
5,775,000 | 55,000 |
flop, Yu check-called a bet of 160,000 from Sowers.
turn saw another check-call from Yu, this time for 325,000, and both players checked the 
river.
which was good enough for the pot as Sowers mucked.
for both of them to hit trips but for Mantel to hold with the king-kicker to earn the big double-up.
with the ace in the window for Mantel to hit two pair.
for Yea to be left with two outs to survive but the river completed the board with the 
came on the turn and Yu checked before Yea bet 325,000. Yu thought about it before announcing "all in" to the dealer. Yea folded to give the chips to Yu without a fight.
, it was checked to Sowers who bet 200,000 and only Moshe called.
and Moshe checked. Sowers fired another bet of 550,000 out and Moshe tanked for a while before opting to shove. Sowers asked for a count and Moshe confirmed he had 1,290,000 behind. Sowers called.
for Sowers to hit the flush indeed to prevent Moshe from winning his fifth bracelet and send him out in sixth place.
, Mike Sowers bet 80,000 in the small blind and Ariel Mantel called in the big blind.