"GT Optional:" Ace From Space Saves the Unabomber
Level 4
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Vanessa Kade opened to 12,000 in the hijack and Daniel Ghionoiu three-bet to 32,000 in the cutoff as Phil Laak went in the tank in the big blind.
Laak eventually four-bet jammed to bring a quick fold from Kade. Ghionoiu went in the tank and eventually called with his stack of 300,000.
Daniel Ghionoiu: J♣J♠ 
Phil Laak: A♦K♦
The flop of 6♠8♦2♠ kept Ghionoiu's jacks ahead and the 7♠ turn took away any of Laak's spade outs. But the dealer found the A♣ river to suck the life out of the room as Laak put a tough beat on his opponent.
"Oh, Barry Greenstein! You dirty, dirty rat. Barry, Barry, where are you, Barry?" said Laak. "That was dirty. I mean that wasn't GTO but it was GTF: Game Theory Fun ... It was probably GT Optional."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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950,000
390,000
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390,000 |
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480,000
480,000
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480,000 |
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Busted | |