Fernandez Flops Trips
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Leo Fernandez was in the cutoff and raised to 2,700. Action folded around to Tadeo Palomares in the big blind and he decided to defend.
The flop came 
and both players checked to the turn, which was the 
. Palomares checked, and Fernandez bet 4,000. Palomares thought for a while and eventually check-raised to 10,000. Fernandez called.
The river was the 
. Palomares looked down at his stack, and then back at the pot. After a moment, he led out for 10,000. Fernandez quickly called and Palomares announced, "Queen" as he tabled 
. Unfortunately for him, Fernandez tabled 
for trip nines and scooped the pot, leaving Palomares very short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
73,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
||
|
16,000
-46,400
|
-46,400 |