Big Pocket Pairs Collide
Level 2
: 150/300, 25 ante
Pritchard opened for 800 from the hijack and Russell Thomas called him from the cutoff. Tam Truong then three-bet to 2,500 from the button, both blinds folded, and Pritchard four-bet to 6,800. Thomas got out of the way, Truong called, and the flop came down 
.
Pritchard bet 5,600, Truong popped it to 13,000, and Pritchard thought for a bit before making the call. When the 
appeared on the turn, Pritchard check-called a bet of 15,000 and then both players checked the 
river.
Truong tabled the 
for jacks, but it was no good as Pritchard had been ahead the entire time with the 
. Without the king on the flop — or an ace on the river for that matter — there's no telling how big this pot could have gotten.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 | 35,000 |
|
38,000 | -37,000 |
. Demlakian check-called a bet of 1,975 and then led out for 3,500 when the 
appeared on the turn.
for two pair.
flop, and Brian Roberts bet 2,000. Leong and Karamalikis called, and the turn was the 
. Leong and Karamalikis checked again, and this time Roberts fired 6,000. Leong called, and Karamalikis called.
, and Leong and Karamalikis checked a third time. Roberts bet 21,000, and Leong went into the tank. After a couple minutes, Leong folded, and then Karamalikis quickly followed suit, and Roberts won the pot.
. Stojanovski was first and checked, as did Demlakian. Duhamel bet 1,600, and then Stojanovski check-raised to 3,700. After Demlakian folded, Duhamel quickly called.
to pair the board, and Stojanovski fired 5,600. Duhamel made the call, and off to see the river the two went.
. Stojanovski bet 7,500, and Duhamel raised to 25,000. Stojanovski moved uneasily in his chair, but made the call. Duhamel tabled the top full house with the 
, and Stojanovski showed a losing full house with the 
.
