Patrick Lanahan opened the action with a raise to 1,500 from early position. He was called in two spots by the cutoff and the small blind before the big blind opted to jam for 12,000.
Lanahan made the call, and the other two participants folded and sent them to a showdown.
Opponent: 9♠9♦
Patrick Lanahan: K♦Q♦
His opponent held on the 2♥A♣6♥ flop, but the 10♣ turn was precarious as it gave Lanahan additional outs to win the hand.
The J♠ river improved Lanahan to a straight to eliminate his opponent as Lanahan took down the pot.
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The hand began with a raise from early position to 1,000. The raise was called by a player on the button before Ricky Larson came along with a call from the small blind.
The 2♦A♦K♣ flop led to a pair of checks before the original raiser fired 2,500. The bet led to a fold from the button, but Larson was not finished with the hand as he made the call.
Both players checked the J♠ turn, which brought the 5♥ river. Both players checked the river. The original raiser showed A♠4♣ for a pair of aces, but it was no good as Larson showed A♣10♣ for a better ace.