Ruben Gets Three Quarters of All-in Pot
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Brad Ruben opened from the button before Marco Johnson announced, "pot," from the small blind for a bet of 225,000. Ruben thought for a bit and made the call in position.
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. Johnson quickly said pot, and Johnson slid all his chips into the middle. Both players were quickly all in and hands were revealed.
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"Diamonds are live," said Ruben.
They both had the ace-four low, Ruben had an open-ended straight draw and flush draw. The turn and river didn't complete either of those draws, but they did bring the oft-forgotten backdoor trips when the ![]()
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"Let's go!" shouted Ruben as he cheered with his rail and chipped up by quartering his opponent.