Berkey River Raise Folds out Straight
Matt Berkey was involved in a hand with a chatty opponent, Syed Kadri.
On a board that read 
Berkey bet 3,300. Kadri, who had been engaged in conversation with another player at the table which also features Greg Raymer, suddenly became interested in the hand he was playing against Berkey.
"I check and you still bet?" said Kadri to the headphone-wearing Berkey before tossing in the call.
The river was the 
. Kadri led out for 3,000 and Berkey quickly raised to 8,500. Kadri immediately folded his face up showing a straight with 
. Berkey showed his hand as well which was the 
for the nut straight.
"It doesn't matter," said Kadri in response to Berkey showing his cards "I am a bad player, yet here I am playing this tournament today", meanwhile Berkey pulled in the pot silently, albeit with an amused look on his face.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
34,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
|
18,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
flop and Sanders stuck around for the 
turn which was checked. The river was the 
and the action remained checked again.
.
river hit the felt. Riess checked and Kuzmin did as well. Riess announced an eight, tabling 
for a rivered showdown value. Nonetheless, he couldn't beat Kuzmin who showed 
, Strelitz checked over to his opponent who put in a bet of 2,000 which Strelitz called.
to let Strelitz know that he had cracked his aces.
. Niall Farrell raised to 1,600 from the cutoff and only Sheng called to see the 
