Halking Straight Good Enough
Level 9
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
With at least 40,000 chips in the middle, Michael Halking was in the under-the-gun position and he was facing a bet of 18,000 from the cutoff. The board read ![]()
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and he called.
When the
fell on the river, it slowed things down considerably, Halking checked and his opponent checked back.
Halking tabled ![]()
for a turned straight, while his opponents ![]()
top two pair, was not good enough to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
170,000
170,000
|
170,000 |