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O'Connell Essentially Doubles
Level 11
: Limits 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
Three ways to the 9♥5♠3♣ flop, the action checked to Bart O'Connell on the button and he bet for Jason Berilgen and Alex Livingston to call. The 3♦ turn paired the board and Berilgen checked, Livingston bet and O'Connell instantly raised with just 6,000 behind.
Berilgen folded while Livingston called and then checked the 8♠ river. O'Connell moved all-in and Livingston groaned. "I paired my emergency card," he said and mulled it over, agonising the massive pot odds. Eventually, he folded and mentioned in table chat he had ace-ace-eight. "I guess I have to call?", he added.
Their table broke soon after as the field dropped below 100 hopefuls.