Ko Takes One
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Nível 2
: 200/400, 0 ante
There was a substantial pot of about 55,000 already brewing and the completed board read 
when we got to the table. Yuki Ko was on the button and heads-up against Joshua Ladines, who was under the gun. Ladines checked, Ko bet 38,000, and after brief consideration, Ladines called. Ko flipped over 
for a flopped a wrap that made the nuts on the river and took the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000 | 58,000 |
|
75,000 |
. Lamb faced a bet pot-sized bet and eventually folded after both players had engaged in table chat.
for just a pair of aces. "Nice bluff," Lamb replied and confirmed he had folded nine-ten for the bottom end of the straight, retrieving his cards out of the muck and showing 
.
and action checked around.
hit the turn and Mizrachi checked. The hijack bet the pot for 5,600, Parvizi called, and Mizrachi folded.
for tens and nines and the hijack tabled the nuts 
to take the pot.
in a battle cutoff versus small blind. Both had checked the turn and Heroux check-folded the river.
and Gofman checked, Ko continued for 2,550 and that was all it took to end the hand right there. One table over is fellow Russian Artem Babakhanyan, who finished in 4th place in this very tournament one year ago.
. Benyamine said "good hand" and tossed his cards into the muck. McDermott showed his other two cards 
for the nut flush. Xuedong Li, who had already built a profit early on, mentioned in table chat "I had the queen-high flush."
