Galfond Chops Twice to Survive
Phil Galfond potted from middle position and got action from Ali Abduljabbar and small blind Michael McKenna. The flop came ![]()
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and Galfond piled for 215,000. Abduljabbar called and McKenna mucked ![]()
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Phil Galfond: ![]()
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Ali Abduljabbar: ![]()
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The
gave Abduljabbar two pair and the nut low but the
river made aces up for Galfond.
A few hands later, Marco Johnson raised to 120,000 early and was called by McKenna and Galfond, who was in the big blind. Galfond led for pot on ![]()
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and only McKenna continued. Galfond put the rest in on the
turn.
"I have it," McKenna announced, snap-calling and showing ![]()
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for the nuts.
Galfond had ![]()
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but he got the
on the river to make a low and chop.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,700,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
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|
|
1,800,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
|
700,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
|
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