Ace on the River Saves Duhamel
Niveau 4
: 200/400, 50 ante
Jonathan Duhamel has been below the starting stack for quite a long time already. He still is, but he's a lot closer to the 50,000 he started with than a couple of minutes ago.
The flop was 
and Duhamel's chips were in the middle. His left-hand neighbor also pushed all-in and there was a third player in the pot with already 3,000 invested on the flop. They decided to fold and Duhamel opened up and he needed to hit.
Jonathan Duhamel: 
Opponent: 
Duhamel needed a nine or an ace, but the turn was a 
. which didn't change anything about his situation. But as if Barry Greenstein was looking over Duhamel there was an 
on the river. Duhamel managed to hit his straight and double up to 30,000.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
13,000
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13,000 |
|
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turn when we arrived. He was in the cutoff, facing off against his right-hand opponent who checked the 
river. Fast checked back and his rival announced king-high. Fast, however, waited for his opponent to either show or muck his hand so the table saw the 
for the winner.
and Bonavena's opponent check-called for 3,000. The turn was the 
and brought no betting action. 
, the first player checked and tanked for some time before calling Bonavena's bet for 4,500. Bonavena tabled 
. There was already 22,000 in the middle at this point, and both players checked to see the 
river and both players checked. 
flop. Java called after thinking awhile and they saw a 
