"Lucky" Arieh
Level 20
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
A player in middle position raised to 17,000, and the player on his left called. Josh Arieh three-bet to 41,000 from the button. The original raiser made it 95,000 to go, the squeezed player folded and Arieh made the call.
The flop came 
, and both players checked. They again checked through the 
turn. A 
hit the river, and both players again declined to bet. Arieh's opponent showed 
for ace-high, while Arieh showed 
for top pair. His opponent winged his cards across the table in frustration, muttering to himself.
"Lucky," Arieh said.
"Lucky he reraised," the player who called and then folded preflop said. "I folded pocket sevens."
"That's why I said lucky," Arieh said with a smile.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
560,000 | 140,000 |
, and both players quickly checked. A 
arrive on the river, and Tamayo again checked. Ojiri bet 55,000, and Tamayo called after thinking it over for a minute. Ojiri showed 
for two pair, and he scooped the pot.
flop. His opponent, the big blind, reraised to 17,000. Feenstra went into the tank and next thing the table knew there was an all in and a call.
turn provided a few extra outs, but none would materialize when the 
, Sylvia had seen Scaife raise his 32,000 bet all in for 124,000 more. Sylvia thought for a few minutes, and Matt Marafioti commented that he wasn't up for waiting 10 minutes every hand. Finally, Sylvia called.
