Cada Crunched
Reigning WSOP Main Event champion Joe Cada has just taken a massive hit to his stack and is now down to 14,000 in one of the early hands after the break.
After the hijack, cutoff and small blind limped in before the flop, Cada raised the pot from the big blind, making it another 1,200 to go. All the others called, so it was four-handed to the flop of 
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The small blind checked to Cada, who led out for 3,000, forcing the hijack and the cutoff out of the way before the small-blind check-raised all-in. Cada snap-called.
Small Blind: 
Cada: 
Even though Cada improved to two pair after the dealer produced the turn and river of 
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, he failed to improve against the small blind's flopped straight and was resigned to cut out the double-up chips from his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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14,000
1,000
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1,000 |
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