Win This Hand Standing Up
Eli Elezra opened to 1,300 and his opponent in the cutoff called. The rest of the players folded and the two saw a flop.
"I'm going to play this hand standing up," said Elezra's opponent as he rose from his seat.
Elezra opted to join in the standing and the two looked down at a flop of 
. Elezra bet 2,000 and his opponent called.
Fourth street was the 
and Elezra dropped 2,500 in the middle. His opponent took this opportunity to take a seat and grab a sip from his vodka-cranberry. Elezra was shocked after agreeing to play the hand standing up, so Elezra took his seat as well.
While Elezra's opponent pondered his move, Elezra took a sip from his opponent's vodka-cranberry and winced. "That's so strong!", exclaimed Elezra as he watched his opponent throw in a call.
Both players stood up again for the river and it came 
. Elezra, however, did not see this, as he checked the river blind. His opponent checked as well and announced that he paired up his jack on the river. Elezra tabled 
for a flopped pair of kings and he was able to take down an interestingly played pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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20,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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