An Unlikely Chop Pot
Level 6
: 300/600, 0 ante
No-Limit Hold'em
Shaun Deeb opened with a raise before the pot and he was called by the player on the button and the Schuyler Thornton in the big blind.
The flop was 
and Thornton checked to Deeb who put out a bet of 600. The button called while Thornton folded.
The turn was the 
and Deeb led again, putting out 1,600. The button called once more.
On the 
river, Deeb shoved all in for about 6,000 effective. The button snap called and revealed his 
but Deeb showed his 
and the two chopped the pot.
Upon seeing the hands the table got a bit excited, laughing and exchanging a few calls of "no way!" as apparently just before this, the dealer had dealt another chop to two players with the same hand, also in no-limit hold'em.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,500
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
||
|
6,500
-7,500
|
-7,500 |
raised. Allen Kessler made it three bets and both players called. On third street it checked to Kessler who bet, one player called and another raised. Kessler made it three bets and got two calls, with the second player now all in.
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for two pair, aces and fives. Player 1 mucked a 
for a worse two pair as he was eliminated.
," said Kessler. "Only joking, I had Aces."
and Friedman moved all in for the 425. The original raiser folded while the other player in the hand called. 
though and the river was the 
and that would be it for Friedman. He was unable to improve and sent to the rail.
river and his flush left Hastings with just 150 chips. He was eliminated a short while later.
rolled off on the turn. There, action checked to Kurtzman who put out a bet of 2,000. Only the player in the cutoff called. 
