Sudell Wins Battle of the Blinds
In Level 31 with blinds of 35,000/70,000 and an ante of 8,750, action folded to John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza in the small blind and he opened to 245,000. Derek "pompii" Sudell" defended his big blind and the two went to a flop of 
. Both players checked.
The turn came 
and Forlenza fired a bet of 266,000. Sudell called, bringing the river 
where both players checked to take the hand to showdown.
Forlenza showed 
and Sudell tabled 
to earn the pot with two pair, tens and sevens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,338,221
-1,279,632
|
-1,279,632 |
|
|
3,149,681
1,431,000
|
1,431,000 |
|
|
2,461,037
-752,000
|
-752,000 |
|
|
2,318,514
1,085,382
|
1,085,382 |
|
|
2,034,439
328,250
|
328,250 |
|
|
799,108
-362,500
|
-362,500 |