Lord Wins Two In a Row
Stud
Kris Lord: 
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John Esposito: /
folded fourth street
Opponent: /
folded fifth street
Kris Lord bet fourth street with an ace showing, John Esposito let his hand go, but Lord's other opponent came along with a call.
On fifth, Lord saw his opponent hit another low card and fired again. This time, his opponent released at the higher bet size.
Stud
Kris Lord: /
John Esposito: /
folded fifth street
Kris Lord completed showing an eight and John Esposito two-bet with his ace showing. Lord made the call.
Both players found a matching suit on fourth and Esposito continued with a bet, Lord again made the call.
On fifth, both players found another same-suited card, Lord with three spades showing and Esposito with three diamonds. Esposito bet, but this time Lord put in the raise. After some though, Esposito let it go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
29,200
10,800
|
10,800 |
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