LEVEL – 18 ANTE – 2K BLINDS – 8K/16K REMAINING – 3
Joseph Dudek limps in from the small blind and Junior Merafuentes checks in the big blind.
Flop: 9d 3h 9s
Dudek bets 22,000 and Merafuentes makes the call.
Turn: 5s
Both players check.
River: 2d
Dudek bets 40,000 and Merafuentes raises to 80,000. Dudek folds and Merafuentes takes down the pot.
Merafuentes is chipleader with about 400,000 in chips, but not for long. Dudek is down to 220,000 but comes back a few hands later in another big hand with Merafuentes.
Dudek raises to 36,000 on the button and Merafuentes calls from the small blind.
Flop: 3s 8s Ad
Merafuentes checks in the dark and Dudek follows suit.
Turn: 6d
Merafuentes bets 41,000 and Dudek makes the call.
River: Ks
Merafuentes checks and Dudek shoves for 143,000. Merafuentes folds.
Dudek is back up to about 320,000 and Merafuentes is now at around 260,000.
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