"I Got Lucky"
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
Four players went to a flop of 
with around 2,500 in the middle and action checked to the hijack. He bet 1,500 and saw two folds to put action back onto Darin Desmarais in the big blind. Heller made the call. The turn came 
and Desmarais checked to the hijack, who bet 2,600.
"Seventy-seven," said Desmarais, putting out matching chips for a check-raise. His opponent went into the tank for about a minute, thinking about his decision as he looked back at his remaining 11,500. The player looked up to Desmarais.
"I got lucky," said Desmarais. A few moments later, Heller saw his opponent fold and the pot was shipped his way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
and the dealer was in the process of collecting 1,600 from both an under-the-gun player and Andy Tran, who was in middle position. 
and the under-the-gun player made a bet of 3,500. Tran thought for a few moments and then raised to 8,000. His oppnent thought for about 20 seconds and then sent his cards to the muck.
to leave his jacks best. 
. Vig checked and Vang made a continuation-bet of 1,400. The hijack and player on the button folded, and Vig check-raised to 3,200. Vang thought for a while and called.
and Whittington checked. Dahlin thought for a few moments and then announced another bet of 4,500. Whittington check-raised all in for 13,500 and Dahlin immediately called.
, clean for Whittington to score him the double and leave Dahlin with less than 20 big blinds in his stack.
. Leo Fussy checked in the big blind to put action onto Thai Dinh in the hijack. He bet 1,100 and the final player in the hand folded on the button. Fussy then called.
and both players checked. The river came 
and Fussy put out a bet of 2,100. Dinh called.
for one pair of his own, earning the pot with his flopped aces.
