Buckley Wins Flip Via Counterfeit
Level 5
: 150/300, 300 ante
Adrian Buckley opened from early position to 1,000 and was three-bet to 2,300 by Aaron Frei, who was on the button. The big blind four-bet to 10,000, leaving himself around 2,000 behind. Buckley five-bet to 23,000 and Frei got out of the way before the big blind put in his last few chips.
Adrian Buckley: ![]()
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The flop and turn came ![]()
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and the big blind was in the process of getting out of his seat, despite still being ahead with his threes. Buckley jokingly mentioned something about it before predicting a ten would fall on the river.
The river did in fact fall
and the player who had just been eliminated walked by Buckley with a smile on his face, congratulating him on the nice hand as he departed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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59,600
59,600
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59,600 |
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27,700
4,600
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4,600 |