Gutsy Call by Lau
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Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Ka Kwan Lau, a Spanish PokerStars player, bet 12,000 into Albert Daher on the turn of a board reading 
. Daher dropped a chunk of T5000 chips over the line, enough to put Lau all in. Lau thought about it and made the call. There were gasps around the table as they saw the two hands turned over. Lau tabled 
for the bare ace high, Daher the 
for the gut-shot straight draw. Amazing read by Lau and a gutsy call for his tournament life. The dealer burned the last card, the 
. Daher got there and Lau tapped the table in frustration before he wished the table good luck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
versus the 
of Shorr. Farag was out of his seat on the flop as the board ran out 
to add two more victim’s chips to Shorr’s growing stack.
and Selbst checked to the raiser. Denishev continued out for 3,400 and Selbst flat called. The 
fell on the turn and Selbst knuckled the table again. Denishev fired a second bullet, this time for double the first - 6,800. Selbst thought for a moment, counted down her chip stack, and then opted just to call. The 
. They both had just over 60,000 in chips so it was a crucial hand for both of them. “I’ve got to win one flip.” said Rizov. “You’ve got to win a lot more than that.” Were the wise words from Blain. As the flop brought 
Blain stated the obvious, “That’s not a good start.” It didn’t get any better as the 
