Benitez Has the Right Read, Makes the Wrong Call
Level 22
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Igor Yaroshevskyy opened to 120,000 from the cutoff and Francisco Benitez flat-called on the button to get the hand heads-up.
Yaroshevskyy checked on the flop of 
and Benitez checked back. Yaroshevskyy then bet 80,000 on the 
turn and Benitez called.
The river brought the 
and Yaroshevskyy sized up to 350,000.
"Seven on the river? Sick," Benitez said before making a reluctant call.
Indeed, Yaroshevskyy had hit the seven on the river as he turned over 
to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,600,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
3,500,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |