Orpaz Binks Straight to Eliminate Dimov
Tom Orpaz relayed in vivid detail a hand to PokerNews where he busted Ognyan Dimov.
According to Orpaz, Dimov opened to 600 on the button and Orpaz called in the small blind, as did Jean-Noel Thorel in the big blind.
On the flop of 
, Orpaz said he "donk-bet" 1,000 after announcing he would do so ahead of the flop. Thorel folded and Dimov raised to 3,500 and Orpaz called.
Orpaz then checked dark before the 
on the turn and Dimov bet 6,500. Orpaz check-jammed and Dimov called off with his stack of around 40,000.
Orpaz showed 
for a turned straight to be ahead of the flopped set of Dimov with 
. The 
on the river didn't change things and Dimov hit the rail as Orpaz attempted to console him.
"That hand played itself," Orpaz said about the wildly unconventional hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000 | |
|
49,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
Busted | |
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