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Amnon Filippi called a pot-sized raise preflop from an opponent, then an all-in bet on a flop of .
Filippi:
Opponent:
"I just need a ten," Filippi asked.
Ask and you shall receive - the turn was the , giving Filippi a straight. The player needed a nine or an ace to fill up, but the bricked off on the river.
Timothy Rausenberger was all in and at risk preflop with against Barak Zaken's . The board came , giving Zaken Broadway, and Rausenberger was eliminated.
Leo Palermo raised to 20,000 from under the gun, and three players called; Barak Zaken, Amnon Filippi, and Vincent Firsching. All four players checked on a flop of .
The turn was the , Filippi led out for 25,000, and both Firsching and Palermo called.
The river was the , both Filippi and Firsching checked, and Palermo moved all in for 65,000. Filippi folded, and Firsching quickly called.
Palermo showed for the nut-low and two pair, and Firsching flashed when mucking.
Amnon Filippi raised in the cutoff, Barak Zaken announced "all in" from the small blind, and Filippi agreed to get the chips in, inferring a re-pot to 196,000.