Hachem's Pair Better Than Alaei's

On the flop, Daniel Alaei check-called a bet of 2,000 from Joe Hachem before the
fell on the turn. Both players checked fourth street and the river was the
. Alaei bet 4,500 and Hachem quickly called the bet.
Alaei tabled the for a pair of eights. Hachem showed the
for a pair of queens and won the pot to move back over the starting stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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102,000
2,000
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2,000 |
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86,000
14,000
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14,000 |
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