Shin Flops Top Pair
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
There was a small pile in the middle from a single-raised pot and four-way action on a flop of 
. The small blind was first to act and checked to put action on a player in early position, who also checked. Mike Shin was next to act, on the player's left and also in early position. The final player in the hand was Jason Seitz, who was on the button.
Seitz bet 4,000 and saw two folds to put action back on Shin, who made the call. Both players then checked the turn 
and river 
to take the hand to showdown.
Shin tabled 
for what was a flopped top pair that became third pair by showdown. Nonetheless, it was good as Seitz sent his cards to the muck and the pot was shipped to Shin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,500 | 7,500 |
|
49,200 | 5,200 |
. 
.
.
to cut his number of chances in half, and the river 
did not bring him any justice. He shook the hand of tablemate Saad Ghanem and congratulated Shen on a nice hand as he left the tournament area for the evening.
and river 
and the hijack checked again. Madl slid forward his remaining chips, causing the dealer to throw an all-in button out in front of him. The hijack then thought for about 10 seconds and sent his cards to the muck.
and the river fell 
. Lauson and Joseph both checked to put action onto Ozturk, who bet 6,500. Lauson quickly folded.
