Rebei Leaves Funaro Frustrated
Niveau 26
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Frank Funaro and Karim Rebei went heads-up to the turn on a board of 
. Funaro, in the big blind, bet 160,000 before Rebei raised to 525,000.
Funaro called to see the 
on the river and quickly checked. Rebei checked behind.
"King-high," Funaro said as he slammed his cards on the table after Rebei turned over 
for two pair, queens and eights.
"I didn't put you on a queen, actually," Rebei told Funaro as he stacked up the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
5,375,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
|
5,140,000
-470,000
|
-470,000 |
|
||
flop to vault Rahim into the lead. The 
river failed to provide a king, securing the double for Rahim.
board as the superior pair held and ensured the next knockout for Eames.
and Jeckeln's pocket queens held on to double as countryman Damian Salas came over from another table to congratulate him.
on the turn gave some chop outs but the 
flop changed nothing as the 
flop propelled Krentzman into an almost unassailable lead with the 
turn sealing the deal prior to the meaningless 
river. Zhang has had a rough start to the day, beginning near the top of the leaderboard but now sitting with a below average stack.
turn and again called after Zhang continued his aggression with a bet of 765,000. 
for the straight, good enough to sink Zhang's holding and scoop a large pot.