2018 World Series of Poker
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when we got to the table and there was already around 16,000 in the middle. The player in the small blind bet 5,400, putting Spinella into a decision. After about one minute in the tank, Spinella opted to call but mucked his hand when his opponent tabled ![]()
for quad aces.
Big blind Chris Moorman check-called a bet against the player on the button and then saw the turn make the board ![]()
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. Moorman opted to lead out for a sizable bet of 12,500 into a pot of about 25,000. His opponent thought awhile and then folded a
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Niall Farrell was grinding a short stack for quite some time but finally found an opportunity to try to spin it up against, shoving his last 6,225 in from middle position. He received a call right from his left-hand opponent and the action paused at the big blind who contemplated his decision. Then he folded, showing ![]()
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Farrell celebrated, saying: "It's good, cause I need this one," and showed the ace of spades. He turned the other card as well and it became apparent he was all in with ![]()
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"Ooooh, I'm ahead!" Farrell was excited but then he realized what he just did.
"Oh, that was bad. Now I'm out," he laughed.
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flop gave his opponent plenty of additional outs. But the rest of the board bricked out as the
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completed the board and Farrell doubled up.
"Oh my god, no f****** way!" Farrell shouted in excitement, knowing that he dodged the deadly bullet.
The action folded to Will Kassouf on the button, and he raised which Erik Cajelais called in the big blind. The latter checked, and Kassouf continued for 1,900 on the ![]()
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flop, and Cajelais responded by three-betting to 5,300.
"I hope you haven't misread your hand? Check again, I will check mine too," said Kassouf.
Kassouf made the call and told Cajelais "If you got it, you got it."
The turn came the
, and Cajelais continued for 7,000.
"Well if I call this I've got to call the river to haven't I!?, We can't both have it. I'm 99% sure it's not a split pot" said Kassouf before he called.
Cajelais checked on the
river, and Kassouf thought about his next move.
"That's a bit of a silly river card isn't?" said Kassouf. He thought for a minute before a player called the clock and Kassouf immediately checked behind.
Cajelais tabled two pair with ![]()
and took down the pot.
After a raise in middle position and two calls, Griffin Benger three-bet to 5,400 from the big blind and only the last caller, Lara Eisenberg, called to see a flop. On the ![]()
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flop, she quickly folded to another 5,200 bet from the 2016 November Niner.
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, Kuniyoshi Imazu checked to Anthony Ajlouny who bet 11,000. Imazu check-raised to 28,000 and Ajlouny laid it down.
"Show me one," Ajlouny asked and Imazu briefly flashed what appeared to be the
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"Show me the other one!" Ajlouny begged, but to no avail. "Ah, aces no good in this stupid game," he murmured.
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and with the pot containing around 8,500, three players were in the hand. Katie Lindsay in the small blind checked, as well as another player. The player on the button bet 2,800 and only Lindsay made the call.
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completed the board on the river and both players checked. Lindsay showed ![]()
for a pair of aces but was facing ![]()
from her opponent, who took down the pot with a better kicker.
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