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Pointer Scoops Huge Pot, Eliminates Elliot
Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Gilad Rubinsky limped with A♣J♦ in middle position and got a raise to 3,600 from John Pointer holding K♥J♠. Harry Elliott in hijack shoved all in for 7,100 holding 8♠8♦. Both Rubinsky and Pointer called.
The flop came down 4♣8♣Q♥ giving Elliot a set. Both Rubinsky and Pointer checked.
The turn 10♠ dropped, and Rubinsky bet 19,000, creating a side pot. Pointer called. The dealer completed the board with a 9♣ river. Both Rubinsky and Pointer caught a straight on the river, but with Pointer getting the higher straight.
Rubinsky bet 80,000 sending Pointer to the tank. Pointer called, and with the higher straight, he scooped both the main and the side pot, and ended Elliot's tournament run.