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Hayes Wins Classic Race Versus Paredes
Level 23
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Rutherford Hayes opened to 80,000 from under the gun. Victor Paredes chose to go all-in from the cutoff, and Hayes called off his stack of 735,000 to be at risk.
Rutherford Hayes: J♠J♦
Victor Paredes: A♦K♥
Hayes needed to fade the overcards, but the flop made him worry a lot less about that possibility when it came J♣5♣9♥ to give him top set.
Paredes would backdoor a straight possibility when the Q♥ came on the turn, but it was not meant to be as the 4♦ completed the board to award Hayes the pot and leave Paredes running on fumes.