Pahuja in the Mix
Level 5
: 400/800, 800 ante
In the sea of players in the Brasilia room is also East Coast grinder Vinny Pahuja, who can be found in the purple section. The start into Day 1c hasn't been quite promising yet for Pahuja, who was just spotted in a small pot. He raised it up to 2,000 and was called by the player in the big blind. The flop brought 
and as soon as Pahuja continued for 2,100, his opponent check-folded.
Also featured on the table is Christopher Mcnulty, who has already chipped up early on.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
turn, Tai Tran jammed for just 12,900 and was snap-called by Lance Ha.
for a gutshot and the nut flush draw while Ha was ahead with the 
for nines and eights. The 
river completed the flush and Tran exclaimed "Yes! No chips, no choice" after his successful double.
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for the broadway straight. 
to score the double. His opponent briefly showed the cards but couldn't beat the set.
. Dever bet 10,500 and Taylor then jammed for 25,500, which proved to be too much.
for the nut flush. Apparently, he had put on a show previously and that got Dever to fold as she replied "thank you for the overacting."
. Zaklama made a continuation bet of 4,000. The player in the cutoff made the call and the big blind folded. 
, Brian Kay called a bet of 3,500 by Robert Thompson and was then raised to 8,000. Both Thompson and Kay called to see the 
face up as well.