Grafton Already Climbing
Niveau 2
: 150/300, 0 ante
Sam Grafton was one of the stars of the early days of the World Series of Poker Main Event this summer, bagging up one of the top stacks on Day 1 and reveling in his status as one of the leaders. He's off to a similar start here in Europe as we noted him dragging a few pots.
First, he checked a 
flop from the big blind and saw an opponent bet 675. Grafton clicked back and induced a fold.
Then, Grafton bet 2,200 from the button on a 
flop. The pot was about 7,000 before the bet, and an opponent in middle position made it 6,400 to go. Grafton peeled and the turn was a 
. The middle player bet 15,000 and Grafton asked to his stack. It was about 20,000 more and Grafton told the dealer he was all in. That resulted in a snap-fold.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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78,500
28,500
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28,500 |
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, Tomovic checked, Van Zadelhoff bet 1,500, the cutoff folded. Tomovic raised to 4,500 and Van Zadelhoff called.
, Tomovic bet 8,000 and Van Zadelhoff took a bit of time to consider what to do. He then called.
for a set of deuces and the pot as Van Zadelhoff mucked his cards.
. He put in 11,300 and his big blind opponent thought about 90 seconds before putting in a call. Clinkscales turned over 
for a pair of tens and that was enough for Bailey to muck his cards.
board. He shoved all in for 29,475 and his opponent sighed and flicked in a call. Sikora opened 
for sevens full and his opponent mucked 
and the player in the big blind had checked. Raoul Refos, on the button, bet 3,300 and his opponent called. 
, now Refos' opponent check-folded to the 6,600 bet of Refos.
to get to a 
