O'Hara Goes For It, But Gets Left on Fumes by Vieira
Niveau 16
Badugi
Picking action up on the first betting round, Joao Vieira checked in the cutoff, then called a bet from Ian O'Hara on the button.
Vieira drew one card while O'Hara patted.
Vieira then checked to O'Hara again, but this time after O'Hara bet, Vieira responded with a check-raise.
O'Hara then put in a third bet, which Vieira called.
Vieira patted his hand, as did O'Hara.
Once more Vieira checked, and O'Hara bet a final time, and was called by Vieira.
Vieira showed 
. O'Hara grinned and flashed four hearts nine or below for an audacious bluff then tossed them into the muck, leaving him with just 6,000 chips.
However, in a pair of recent Badugi hands, he's managed to double up twice, but is still on the shortest stack in the room.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000 | 286,000 |
|
24,000 | -233,000 |
, Nacho Barbero checked in the cutoff in a three-bet pot. Jordan Siegel bet 55,000 on the button and Barbero then jammed for 130,000 total in order to pick up a reluctant call by Siegel.
turn and 
river were not enough to keep Barbero in contention and he bowed out in 19th place for $16,264.
and was shown the 
by Naoya Kihara. "You own me, buddy," Bellande said as he sipped on a glass of wine and exposed the 
turn. Bellande gave it some thought and folded the 
face-up.
turn against Kihara, who called, and they checked the 
for a broadway straight. With neither player holding a qualifying low, the pot was scooped by Le whose stack vaults up over 700,000.
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