Farooq Saleem Secures a Knockout
Robert Lim raised to 1,600 and there were four callers including Farooq Saleem in the big blind.
The flop came ![]()
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and Saleem led for 3,000 into a pot of around 7,000. Lim folded before a player in middle position moved all in for 18,550. The remaining players folded and action was on Saleem.
He double-checked how many chips the all in was for and scratched his head before calling showing ![]()
for a pair of eights and a flush draw. His opponent showed ![]()
for ace-high.
As the turn was dealt the
his tablemates discussed what would potentially save Saleem's opponent. Eventually the river was the
and Saleem eliminated a player.
"Thanks guys for talking all about that!" he said with a smile, stacking up his newly-acquired chips, "Scary - that's all I'm gonna say!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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68,000 |