Jaka Already Chipping Up
Level 4
: 100/200, 0 ante
Faraz "The-Toilet 0" Jaka just sat down about 15 minutes ago, but he's already building his stack up. We caught the tail end of a recent hand in which he fired 4,300 on the river after an opponent checked to him. The board read 
. Jaka's opponent made the call, but he couldn't beat Jaka's 
.
We'll certainly be keeping an eye on Jaka, who has live tournament winnings in excess of $4 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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40,000 | |
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flop. The big blind leaned back in his seat and seemed pained, but he ended up calling. The player then checked the 
turn, and Altomonte fired 5,225. The big blind turned over the 
before sliding his cards to the dealer.
flop against four opponents, and two of them called him. When the turn came 
, one player checked, and Jaka barreled out 4,800. The player behind him folded, but the player who had checked popped it to 10,000. Jaka, undeterred, came back with 22,500. His opponent made the call, and the river brought a 
. The first player checked, Jaka shipped all in for about 40,000, and his opponent quickly laid his hand down.
, and more than 15,000 in the middle already. Woods had led into O'Brien on the river, making it 6,500, and O'Brien was contemplating his decision as the rest of the field departed for break.
with confidence.
tabled. The player at risk only held about 9,000 or so, and with Little nearing the 100,000 mark he could easily afford to flip a coin.
, adding each of the deck's tens to Little's array of outs, but the turn (
) and river (