Aces For Balaguer

Adria Balaguer raises to 200,000 on the button and Stanislaw Kretz defends his big blind. The flop is [Kd] [Tc] [8d] and Balaguer bets 235,000 when checked to. Yet another tussle between the two youngsters and it continues as Kretz calls. The turn is the very connecting [Jd] completing both straight, flush draws and a myriad of two pair possibilities. Kretz checks again, Balaguer bets 465,000 and Kretz calls. The river card in this 1.3 million pot is the [Ad] and both players check. Balaguer turns over [Ah] [As] and Kretz turns over [Js] [9h] and Balaguer takes the pot.