Hickey's "Straddle" Pays Off
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Jason Hickey retold a hand to PokerNews:
Hickey was under the gun and tossed in a "straddle" (really just a in-the-dark raise, as straddles aren't allowed in tournament play) without looking at his cards. There was one caller in middle position. The flop came 
. Hickey called a bet while still in the dark.
The turn was the 
, his opponent bet again. Now Hickey finally looked at his cards and saw 
for bottom set. He raised and his opponent went all in and Hickey snap-called.
His opponent had 
and the river was a blank to give Hickey the big early pot and bust his opponent.
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