Selbst Loving the River
Two hands in a row, the river was especially kind to Vanessa Selbst. We don't know quite what the action was that got Selbst to the first river, but on a board of 
she bet 16,000 into a pot of roughly the same amount. Her lone opponent tanked for about a minute before calling with 
. Selbst's 
had been badly behind on the turn but improved to the best hand with a three-outer on the river.
Shortly thereafter Selbst's opponent from that hand moved all in for 9,300 pre-flop. Selbst made what she said was a "pretty tough call" with 
and was up against pocket treys, 
. The first four community cards were 
, prompting Selbst to ask for a seven. The river did indeed come 
to overcoat the treys of Selbst's opponent and improve Selbst to the best hand again.