Shkalim Can't Beat Nguyen's Top Pair
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
From the cutoff, Tony Hoang raised to 1,200, with Robert Pastore calling on the button and Phi Nguyen calling from the small blind. Paz Shkalim squeezed it up to 6,500 from the big blind, with only Hoang and Nguyen calling.
Three players saw the dealer fan out a flop of K♠2♣4♠. Nguyen started out with a check, and Shkalim put out a continuation-bet of 5,500. Again, Hoang, and Nguyen called.
The 2♦ turn checked through as did the 8♣ river. Nguyen was the first to show and revealed top pair with K♥10♥ for a pair of kings. Shkalim and Hoang mucked, allowing Nguyen to pull in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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80,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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62,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
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33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
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27,000
27,000
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27,000 |