Pocket Pairs Galore
Jeffrey Tench opened up the bidding with a raise to 1,200 under the gun. David Frutchey and Christine Do called from middle and late positions respectively, before Andres Vasquez three-bet to 5,400 in the hijack. Cutoff player Michael Krescanko Jr then put in a cold four-bet to 13,000. Action folded back round to Vasquez, who was sent into the tank.
After a while, Vasquez decided to give up and show Krescanko Jr his JxJx before folding. In solidarity, Krescanko Jr then showed QxQx to the table. "That hand felt like a set over set hand," said big blind Lam Loi, who admitted to folding 4x4x. The rest of the table then came forward to admit that pocket pairs were all the rage, as Do had folded 6x6x Frutchey let go of 9x9x and Tench had mucked 10x10x.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
18,500
|
18,500 |
|
76,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
52,800
1,200
|
1,200 |
|
41,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
|
40,000
5,400
|
5,400 |
|
|
36,000
36,000
|
36,000 |