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06-22-2009 13:45 UTC-12

Bottom Pair No Good

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When the player under the gun limped for 200, action folded to the cutoff who min-raised. Both the big blind and under the gun called.

On a flop of {8-Spades}

{8-Spades}

{5-Clubs}

{K-Spades}

, action checked to the cutoff who moved in for 700. The big blind called and the player under the gun check-raised to 5,200. The big blind folded, and the cutoff said "I hope that's two spades" as he tabled {Q-Hearts}

{Q-Hearts}

{5-Diamonds}

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It wasn't. When the player under the gun showed {K-Diamonds}

{K-Diamonds}

{J-Hearts}

, top pair held as the board finished {4-Hearts}

{4-Hearts}

{6-Clubs}

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