2017 World Series of Poker
With just 15,000 in the pot on a board reading ![]()
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, Garrett Crites managed to get his chips in the middle against the small blind. Crites' opponent had about 85,000 behind and he had over 200,000.
The small blind tabled ![]()
for two pairs, and Crites showed ![]()
for top pair with top kicker.
The turn was the
and the river was the
, giving Crites a bigger two pairs to send his opponent to the rail.
"I just knew that was coming," laughed Stanley Lee.
There was an open to 6,000 from late position. Scott Davies three-bet from the big blind to 18,000 and the opener called.
The flop was ![]()
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. Davies led for 12,000 and got a call. The turn was the
and Davies moved all in for 26,000 which covered his opponent.
The player thought for some minutes before calling and showing ![]()
. Davies was ahead with his ![]()
, but needed to fade a king or an eight.
The river was the
and Davies busted his opponent to collect a nice pot.
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Photographer: Jayne Furman
Jeff Gross was in middle position and moved all in for 15,000. Frank Lin was in late position and called.
Jeff Gross: ![]()
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Frank Lin: ![]()
The board ran out ![]()
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. Gross couldn't improve beyond a pair of jacks and Lin took it down. Gross started off with just over 30,000 today and couldn't get his stack going in a positive direction, but look for this pro to make some noise later on in the series.
Matt Affleck was in the small blind and limped in. Yulius Sepman was in the big blind and checked.
The flop was ![]()
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and Affleck checked. Sepman bet 2,000 and Affleck check-raised to 6,500, Sepman called.
The turn was the
and Affleck led out for what appeared to be 8,500, Sepman called.
The river was the
. Affleck moved all in and was snap-called by Sepman. Affleck flashed ![]()
and Sepman tabled ![]()
for a full house, taking down the pot and eliminating an extremely dangerous competitor in Affleck.
James Cappucci was in the hijack and raised to 4,200. Paul Verano was in the cutoff and moved all in for roughly 15,000, Cappucci called.
Paul Varano: ![]()
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James Cappucci: ![]()
The board ran out ![]()
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and Cappucci took it down with ace-high. Cappucci has now taken his stack over 90,000 and has been running it up consistently since the start of Day 2.