Bottom Pair, Top Kicker for Taddei
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Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
Facing an under-the-gun raise to 450 and call from the cut-off, Ireland’s Sandro Taddei elected to call from the button. The small blind folded, but the big blind called to create a four way pot.
A flop of 
arrived and no one fancied a stab at it as it was checked around.
When a 
appeared on the turn the original raiser could wait no longer and fired out a bet of 1,200. Eyes hidden behind dark glasses, the shaven headed Taddei was the only caller.
The river brought the 
and discretion was definitely the better part of valour for the aggressor as he checked it to the implacable Irishman.
Taddei knew he had the winning hand and wasted no time turning over the 
, gallantly allowing his opponent to nod his head and muck his cards unseen.