Santos Grabs The Lead After Big Bluff
Andrew Lichtenberger raised to 12,000 pre flop after which Francisco Da Costa Santos three-bet to 38,000 from the button. After both blinds folded it was back on Lichtenberger who made the call.
The flop brought out 
, and Lichtenberger check-called 35,000. On the turn the 
hit, and both players checked.
The river was the 
and Lichtenberger bet 30,000. About a minute went by, and all of a sudden Santos put out a big raise. Lichtenberger folded immediately and Santos erupted.
The Portugese smashed his cards, 
, onto the table and did a victory lap. Lichtenberger frowned, but remained silent as he lost a serious chuck of his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
312,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
|
120,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
|
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