Grafton Holds to Double, Busts Next Hand
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flop with 13,000 in the pot, Sam Grafton faced a bet of 10,500 and he shoved the rest of his chips in the middle. The player in seat nine called and Grafton was at risk.
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Grafton was ahead with a pair of kings, but his opponent was drawing to a spade flush.
"Do NOT do it to me, David," Grafton exclaimed to the dealer. "I've even got the blocker!"
The turn was the
and the river was the
, as Grafton was back up to 49,000.
"Let that be a lesson," he said. "No more seven-high."
A hand later Grafton was shouting animatedly again. As PokerNews rushed over, Grafton was heading for the exit. His ![]()
was being sent to the muck as Alexandros Theologis was showing ![]()
on the ![]()
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board for two pair.
"Nice job with your magic charts," said Grafton to Theologis.
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135,000
54,000
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54,000 |
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