Benson Folds Queens; Shaikh Doubles with Aces
Level 7
: 300/600, 75 ante
After a raise to 1,500, Adeel Shaikh three-bet to 3,300 with just under starting stack in total. Gary Benson gave it some thought and then mucked to see the initial raiser move all in. Shaikh snap-called and his opponent immediately asked "You got Aces?", which the Australian confirmed by flipping over ![]()
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"I folded queens. You were just too short," Benson added to the discussion and the opponent flipped over ![]()
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and Shaikh doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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21,000 | |
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19,500 | |