Nikita Kalinin was in the tank on a completed board of 
. His opponent, David Rudolf on his right, had set him for a pot-sized bet of 28,000. Kalinin thought awhile and mucked, and Rudolf showed 
.
Kalinin reached over and flipped his 
before the dealer could muck it.
On a flop reading 
, Thomas Cazayous, in the big blind, checked. Adrian Mateos bet 5,000 on the button and Cazayous check-called.
The turn brought the 
and was checked through to the 
river. Cazayous checked again and Mateos threw in a bet of 17,500. Cazayous took a few seconds to reflect, then threw in a chip signifying a call. Mateos tabled 
to claim the pot and Cazayous sent his hand to the muck.
Steve Zolotow called us over and said Amir Lehavot was making magic happen at Table 445. Apparently, Lehavot twice got all in preflop holding 
against 
. Both time, Lehavot won in identical fashion by making a nine-high straight, and he's now got a very healthy stack of nearly 170,000.
Yasheel Doddanavar raised to 5,000 under the gun and Jimmy D'ambrosio, in the big blind, called.
The dealer fanned a flop of 
and D'ambrosio bet 6,500. Doddanavar called.
The turn came the 
and was checked through to the 
river. D'ambrosio threw in a bet of 11,500 and Doddanavar tank-called.
"Value betting with king-high,'' commented D'ambrosio turning over 
. Indeed, his opponent mucked.
"I was hoping you call with queen-high,'' said Ambrosio to Doddanavar while raking in the pot.
"How do you do it!" added a player at the table jokingly.
James Obst and Jeremy Wien built a pot of about 150,000 with 
on the felt. Wien was in the big blind, tanked awhile and checked. Obst moved all in for about 90,000 effective.
"So sick," Wien said with a sigh.
He counted out his stack and thought awhile before dropping in some chips to call. Obst turned over 
and Wien showed 
for a better full house to double.
Gianluca Speranza bet 14,000 from the small blind into a pot of about 45,000 and Jonathan Proudfoot made the call with 
on the felt. On the turn, Speranza ripped in for about 60,000 and Proudfoot folded fairly quickly.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
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