Imad Derwiche raised to 125,000 on the button, and Sampo Ryynanen potted most of his stack in the big blind. Derwiche called, and flopped. Ryynanen jammed his remaining 138,000 in, and Derwiche called.
Ryynanen:
Derwiche:
Ryynanen's aces held through the turn and river, and he actually ran out an eight-high straight.
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Imad Derwiche just showed another bluff. This time, after everyone checked a flop, Derwiche bet 100,000 on the and got action from only Sylvain Loosli. Derwiche bet 150,000 on the river. Loosli mucked and Derwiche showed
Sampo Ryynanen raised to 100,000, and Imad Derwiche called. Sylvain Loosli potted in the big blind to 400,000, and Derwiche called. The flop came , and Derwiche checked. Loosli put in his last 160,000 and Derwiche sighed and called.
Derwiche:
Loosli:
Derwiche had a gutter that took no time to materialize as the fell on the turn. Loosli patted the table, knowing he was drawing dead.
Imad Derwiche raised preflop on the button and got action. He bet 125,000 on a flop, and Sampo Ryynanen called him. Ryynanen check-called 250,000 on the turn, and a river completed a possible flush. Ryynanen came out betting with 345,000, and Derwiche showed him a king and folded.
"You show me a bluff?" he said.
"Pick two," Ryynanen said.
Derwiche showed two cards of absolutely no consequence: .
Momentum has swung in Imad Derwiche's favor as he has taken a series of pots. In the latest one, he defended his big blind from a button raise and the two checked down a board of . Finally, Derwiche bet 175,000 and Sampo Ryynanen called. Derwiche showed , a winning flush.
Imad Derwiche raised to 150,000 after winning a few more pots, and Sampo Ryynanen called. On the flop, Ryynanen checked and shoved for about 400,000 when Derwiche potted. Derwiche quickly called.
Derwiche:
Ryynanen:
Ryynanen had it for the moment with a flush and needed to fade the board pairing. The turn was a harmless but the river an .
"Well-played," Ryynanen complimented his opponent.
Derwiche shook his hand and began celebrating his victory with a friend.