Berko Shows a Bluff; Cordeiro Dos Santos Shows a Straight
Level 23
: 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Scott Berko had lost some chips before the break and took on Manuel Bueno in a battle of the blinds. With 170,000 in the middle and the 
flop showing, Berko check-raised from 55,000 to 185,000 and Bueno folded to get shown he 
.
Over on the other table, Valdir Cordeiro dos Santos defended his big blind against a raise by Nikolay Ponomarev and check-called a bet of 70,000 on the 
turn and bet the 
river for 175,000. Ponomarev folded and the table was shown the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
900,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
|
||
|
875,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
|
800,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |