Hands #16-18: Victor Paredes Wins a Nice Pot with a Straight Against Albert Tapia

Photo:  Victor Paredes

HAND #16  –  Chipleader Alejandro Jauregui moves all in from the small blind, taking the blinds and ante.

HAND #17  –  Jeremy Joseph completes the small blind to 125,000, Albert Tapia raises from the big blind to 525,000, and Joseph folds. Tapia shows as he takes the pot.

HAND #18  –  Albert Tapia completes the small blind to 125,000, and Victor Paredes checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes , Tapia bets 200,000, and Paredes calls. The turn card is the , Tapia checks, Paredes bets 475,000, and Tapia calls.

The river card is the , Tapia checks, and Paredes uses at least two Time Chips to tank for a while before he bets 1,400,000. Tapia uses one of his Time Chips to tank for a while before he calls.

Paredes shows to win the pot with a queen-high straight, and Tapia mucks.

Seat 1.  Scott Eskenazi  –  6,700,000
Seat 2.  Alejandro Jauregui  –  10,775,000
Seat 3.  Jeremy Joseph  –  1,675,000
Seat 4.  Albert Tapia  –  4,150,000
Seat 5.  Victor Paredes  –  6,100,000