Deuces Never Loses
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Dan Smith opened to 2,700 from early position and was called by Timur Margolin in the cutoff, Harold Evans on the button, and Ludovic Riehl in the big blind. The flop came 
and the action checked to Evans who bet 4,500. Both Riehl and Smith called but Margolin check-raised to 26,400. Evans quickly shoved all in for 116,300 which got Riehl and Smith out of the pot. Margolin called and the cards were tabled.
Harold Evans: 
Timur Margolin: 
Evans was well out front with his set of deuces, looking for a big double up. The 
on the turn gave Margolin a straight draw but the 
on the river was no help. Evans took down the pot with a set of deuces and doubled up to put himself near the top of the leaderboard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
253,000
137,400
|
137,400 |
|
28,500
-3,100
|
-3,100 |
|
||
|
12,000
-135,800
|
-135,800 |
|
||
and Pyzara led out for 15,000. Cohen still called and the 
landed on the turn.
for the nut flush while Cohen could only muster a pair of aces with 
.
and the small blind checked to Greg Merson who fired out a bet of 6,500 from under the gun. Davide Suriano was on the button and thought for a moment before putting in a raise to 19,000. The small blind folded but Merson stuck around.
on the river. Merson checked again and Suriano checked back. Merson flipped over 
for a missed flush draw but his ace-high was good enough to force Suriano's cards to the muck.
in his hand.
