Blumenthal Plays AA Tricky
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
Eddie Blumenthal opened to 450 in early position, and the cutoff called before the small blind three-bet to 2,600. Blumenthal made the call, and the cutoff folded.
The small blind bet 4,500 on the 
flop, and Blumenthal called. The small blind then check-called 3,700 on the 
turn, and an 
hit the river. The small blind checked again, and Blumenthal put him all in for his last 9,000 or so. After thinking it over for about a minute, the small blind announced a call.
Blumenthal turned over the "weapons of mass destruction," as Mike Sexton is fond of calling them: 
. The small blind tossed his cards to the muck and told Blumenthal "nice hand."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
.
and 
completed the community.
. After thinking aloud for a minute, David Gutfreund made the call, and the third player folded.
for a backdoor flush.
in the cutoff against an opponent in the big blind who held 
flop. He had fired 2,250, and his opponent had moved all in. Karakikov folded after thinking for a bit.
