Estes Blasts an Opponent Off a Pair; Ihringer Then Makes the Nuts
Level 3
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
A player in early position raised to 1,200 before Tom Estes three-bet to 2,800 in the big blind. His opponent called, and they saw a flop of 10♠10♥2♣.
Estes then continued for 3,000, and his opponent called. The turn was the A♥ and Estes bet another 6,500. His opponent turned over J♥J♠ and tossed them into the muck, surrendering the pot to Estes.
The next hand at this table, Mark Ihringer raised to 1,100 in early position, a player in middle position three-bet to 3,100, and Ihringer called.
The middle-position player bet 2,500 on the 3♥7♦4♦ flop, and Ihringer called. Both players then checked the 5♦ turn.
Ihringer led out for 5,000 on the 8♠ river, and his opponent quickly called. Ihringer turned over A♦Q♦ for the nut flush to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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65,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |