Cleverly Like a Fox
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Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
The cutoff limped in to start the action after the table folded around, and Mark Cleverly did the same holding the button. Both blinds jumped in the pond and the dealer fanned 
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The small blind led out for 20,000 and the big blind flatted, with the cutoff laying down to the pressure. Cleverly was having none of the small ball though, and he slid a raise to 100,000 forward. The power play worked to perfection and both blinds quickly surrendered, shipping yet another pot to the owner of one of the bigger stacks in play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
580,000 | 60,000 |
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come down on the turn. Another tap of the table from the small blind was followed by a check from the big blind, with Israelashvili pouncing on the pot with a wager of 35,000. Only the small blind came along this time, and the board was completed with the 
on the river.
for a turned straight, and the other player's cards were flung into the muck.
, and Danny Lala looked him up from the big blind with 
, giving the player backdoor straight and flush draws, and the 
on the river wasn't one of them, and he was eliminated.
- also gave Brobyn a set of nines.
, and a meaningless 
. Her opponent was just barely pipped, holding 
, and the aces held as the flop, turn, and river came 
, and with that a table captain had suddenly emerged.
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