James' Trips No Good Against Ivanov's Boat
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Bobby James is back in action and providing updates from his table, but unfortunately the first one was bad news for the British player.
James recalled that Kianoosh Matin opened from early position to 5,500 and Evgeny Ivanov called in middle position. James squeezed to 25,000 from the small blind, which both players called.
James bet 18,000 on the AxQx7x flop, which both of his opponents called to the Qx turn, making the board a full rainbow. James fired again for 27,000, Matin folded, and Ivanov called.
A 4x completed the board and James shoved, then Ivanov quickly called for his remaining 56,000.
James showed KxQx for trip queens, but Ivanov had a boat with AxQx to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
420,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
320,000
199,000
|
199,000 |
|
230,000
41,500
|
41,500 |