What a Sick Hand
Level 24
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Eshaan Bhalla raised under the gun to 80,000, Bradley Gafford three-bet to 240,000, and Shundan Xiao four-bet to 400,000. Bhalla folded, and Gafford made the call.
On a flop of K♥7♠J♦, Gafford checked to Xiao, who continued with a bet of 100,000. Gafford called. The 9♣ hit the turn, and this time Gafford led for 150,000. Xiao just called.
Gafford decided to leave just one big blind behind before moving nearly his entire stack into the middle. Xiao snap-shoved, putting Gafford to the test on the 5♠ river. He knew it wasn’t good news, but tanked for the $3,000 pay jump. When the floor called “payout,” Gafford flicked his last chip into the middle.
Gafford tabled A♠A♦ but couldn’t beat Xiao’s top set with K♣K♠. Gafford was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,000,000
345,000
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345,000 |
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2,400,000
1,150,000
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1,150,000 |
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Busted | |
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