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Ortega Makes a Huge Call
Jacques Ortega raised in early position to 240,000 and was called by Brian Stanley, of Arkansas.
The flop rolled 9♣5♥10♥ and Stanley checked. Ortega bet 200,000 and Stanley made the call.
The turn peeled the Q♦ and Stanley checked again and faced a bet of 700,000. In response, Stanley went all in for his remaining chips, which amounted to around 2,000,000.
Ortega spent a good chunk of time piecing it all together but eventually declared a call.
Brian Stanley: J♣10♣
Jacques Ortega: J♥J♦
They both had the same straight draw, but Ortega's pair of jacks dominated Stanley's pair of tens. The river bricked and a very friendly Stanley wished his opponent good luck and congratulated Ortega on the call.
When PokerNews asked about his plans moving forward, Stanley said he'd be going on a nice dinner with his wife. He also made a point of saying what a great time he had and that this was only his third tournament ever.