Griffin Gets There
![Kirk Brown](https://pnimg.net/w/editors/2/665/94adfcd71a.jpg)
Level 5
: 300/500, 500 ante
![Matthew Griffin](https://s.pnimg.net/m5VIo5skNtrXKCmnko-Rt7SReCfIuBDAuRaVU9CpWgE/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8y/MTEzLzQ0L3g5ZDNh/ZDA3OGUxLmpwZw.webp)
Matthew Griffin raised to 3,500 from the button and found one call from Christopher Long from under-the-gun.
Long checked dark as the flop came out and Griffin checked behind.
The turn was the and Long fired out a bet of 5,000, which Griffin called and the two saw the
appear on the river.
Both players decided to check and Long flipped over for a pair of eights but then Griffin rolled over
for a superior pair of queens to win the pot.
"Ahhhh, shouldn't have pre-checked, why did I do that?" Long was kicking himself as he was left with one-half of the starting stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
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18,000
-24,000
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-24,000 |