Melnick Gets Paid by Goya

Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Heads-up on a board of 7?5?A?8?, Gary Melnick bet 15,000 from the cutoff and Alex Goya called in the big blind.
The river was the J? and Melnick bet 20,000. Goya quickly called and Melnick showed A?8? for two pair to win the big pot, boosting his stack up past 200,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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210,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
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20,000
-5,000
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-5,000 |