Choi Doubles Through Stefanski, Then Doubles Up Toscano
Bryan Choi was all in and at risk for 402,000 after a preflop raising war, and David Stefanski had him crushed.
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Stefanski remained in the lead after the flop (![]()
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) and the turn (
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spiked on the river to give Choi a straight. Stefanski slapped the felt and cussed under his breath, but quickly collected himself to cut out enough chips to pass across the felt to Choi.
A few hands later, Choi raised from under the gun, Frank Toscano moved all in for 172,000 from middle position, and David Tuthill cold-called in the small blind. Choi re-shoved for effectively 740,000, and Tuthill tank-folded.
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This time Choi had the dominant hand in two queens, but they were again cracked as the flop came ![]()
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, giving Toscano a straight. The turn and river bricked off
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respectively, and neither player held a diamond, so the straight was good for a double.