Three-Way Action
We pick up the action on the flop in a three-way contest. The board showed , and action was checked to Michael Mizrachi who moved his remaining 4,800 chips into the pot. Both of his opponents, Daniel Negreanu and Najib Bennani called.
On fourth street, the drew another all in, with Bennani betting his entire stack of 18,100 chips. Negreanu called, having the fate of two players in his hands.
Showdown
Bennani:
Negreanu:
Mizrachi:
Bennani was leading with his naked pair of aces, while Negreanu had a myriad of outs. Mizrachi was in tough shape with just bottom pair and gutshot straight draw.
Good news, Grinder. The ripped off on the river, filling in Mizrachi's straight and tripling him up to 28,000. Bennani took the side pot with aces up, as Negreanu missed everything. Bennani has climbed back to 38,000, dropping Negreanu down to 72,000.