Thursday, February 20, 2014

Big Stax 300 (Day 1A): Tough Spot…Good Call

Level 8 (Blinds 400/800/100)
Total Entries: 395

Ido Ashkenazi

We walked up to Table 80 just as Ido Ashkenazi stood up from his seat, clearly agitated with the decision he was put to.  The board read 2♣ 4♣ 7♣ K♣ 7♠, and with 40,000 already in the pot, Ido's opponent stuffed 69,000 on the river.  Ido stood up and apologized to the table for taking such a long time to make his decision, saying that any other card on the river he would of snap called.  He took his seat and thought for a few more moments before putting in his remaining 65,000 for the call.  His opponent told him it was a good call, and turned over the K♠.  Ido tabled Q♠ Q♣ for the win (the other player in the hand did have a flush as well, turning over the 10♣ after a few moments).

Askenazi is now one of the larger stacks in the room, with just over 170,000.

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