Butuc In the Tank for Four Minutes
Level 26
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
On the last hand before the break, Sebastian Ionita and Gheorghe Butuc found themselves in a blind versus blind situation.
Ionita bet 100,000 from the small blind on the flop 8?K?9?, and Butuc quickly called. The same actions occurred on the turn 5?, but this time with a bet of 225,000.
However, on the river 3?, after Ionita fired a third barrel of 650,000 with 9?8? for two pair, it took more than four minutes for Butuc to finally make a decision.
He looked at his opponent several times, stared at the board for a long moment, and eventually folded 8?7?.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,600,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
|
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|
3,200,000
900,000
|
900,000 |