Hajj Gains Chips With Trips
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
IIlia Petrytsia raised to 3,000 on the button before Alain Hajj three-bet to 15,000 out of the small blind. The big blind cold-called and Petrytsia folded.
The two players checked the 9♣8♠J♣ flop to see the J♦ roll off on the turn. Hajj decided to make a delayed continuation-bet of 15,000, which his opponent called.
A 5♦ completed the runout and Hajj threw out a bet of 52,000. After over two minutes of tanking, the big blind player made the call for the majority of his stack.
Hajj showed the goods with A♦J♥ for trips, and his opponent mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
460,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
290,000
70,000
|
70,000 |