Valerstein Can't Hit
A player raised to 1,500 from the cutoff, and was called by the button and small blind. Roman Valerstein three-bet to 7,500 from the big blind, and the cutoff called. The button folded, and the small blind four-bet to 31,500. Valerstein called and the cutoff folded.
The small blind jammed for 44,200 on the ![]()
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flop, and Valerstein called.
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Valerstein flopped a straight draw and a straight-flush draw, but his opponent held a higher flush draw and a straight-flush blocker to go with his aces. The
turn was a brick for Valerstein, and the
river gave both players a flush, but Valerstein's smaller flush cost him the majority of his stack.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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20,200
60,300
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60,300 |