Nazarian Paid by Smadj to Close Gap on First Position
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Action folded around to Karen Nazarian, who completed the small blind. Anze Smajd then raised from the big blind and Nazarian called.
The flop came A?3?5? and both players checked. The turn was the 8? and Nazarian checked again. Smadj made it 250,000 to go and Nazarian called.
The river was the K? and Nazarian led out with a large bet of 700,000, which Smadj called. Nazarian showed K?3? for two pair and Smadj mucked to give him the pot. With that, Nazarian closed the gap on current chip lead Nicolae Paunescu.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,700,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
230,000
-1,660,000
|
-1,660,000 |