Nines Good for Sasek
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
A player in early position opened to 1,200 and action folded around to Milan Sasek, who called out of the cutoff. The player on the button and the big blind both called as well and the four players saw a flop of 
. The big blind checked to the original opener, who fired out a continuation-bet of 3,500. Only Sasek called. Both players then checked both the turn 
and river 
to take the hand to showdown.
The early-position player showed 
for a pair of eights and Sasek turned over 
, good to earn him the pot with his pair of nines.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,400 |