Laak Turns the Nuts
Andrew Lichtenberger raised to 65,000 from the hijack seat, Phil Laak called on the button, and Jason Mo defended his big blind. The flop fell ![]()
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, Mo and Lichtenberger both checked, and Laak fired out 155,000. Only Mo called.
The turn was the
, Mo checked, and Laak asked the dealer to spread the pot. He then fired out a hefty bet of 456,000, and Mo check-raised all in for effectively 1,056,000.
"I call," Laak said instantly. "I have the nuts."
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Mo had flopped a straight, but Laak indeed turned the nuts. Mo could still bust the Unabomber with a spade on the river, but it was not to be as the
completed the board.
Mo plummeted to around 250,000 chips, while Laak now has over 2.6 million chips.
A few hands later, Olivier Busquet busted Jason Senti with unknown action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,667,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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250,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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Busted | |