Battista Doubles
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
While Slaven Popov has been eliminated by table neighbor Milan Sasek, fellow Bulgarian Mladen Ivanov is thriving. And another player just jumped out of his chair, very excited, and that was no other than Pablo Battista.
After a raise to 1,000 from under the gun, a player three-bet to 2,500 and Battista called in the small blind. The initial raiser called and the flop fell 
. The action checked to the three-bettor, who continued for 3,000. Only Battista called and check-called another bet worth 6,000 on the 
turn.
The 
river completed the board and Battista checked. His opponent pushed and Battista eventually called with 
, the other player was bluffing with king-queen for a busted straight draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
71,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
65,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
Busted |