Postigo's Pair Wins Pot

Level 5
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Victor Ilyukhin opened to 2,000 from early position and Jorge Postigo defended the small blind.
The flop of 5?9?8?, was checked by Postigo to Ilyukhin, who fired a bet of 2,000.
The Q? turn was checked by both players, leading to a J? river which was checked down.
Postigo tabled K?9? for a pair of nines and Ilyukhin mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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40,000
-5,000
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-5,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |