Tardif Collects With Straight
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
With action on the river and the board reading 
. Patrick Tardif made a large bet of about 80,000 which Cesar Cruz called quickly.
Cruz showed the 
set while Tardif had the 
straight as he carved a large section of Cruz's stack away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
161,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
||
|
145,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
. Harry Lodge bet 20,000 from the cutoff and Patrick Tardif called in the big blind.
came on the river. Both players checked. Tardif rolled over the 
while Lodge had the 
to collect the pot.
. Both players checked it to the 
where they also checked.
against the 
, the turn was the 
to keep the nines in front but the river was the 
to save Tucker and keep him around.
. Iyer checked once again. His opponent jammed all in to force Iyer to make the decision for his entire stack. After thinking for about two minutes he called.
, which Iyer had beat with the 
with his 