McEvoy's Aces Cracked
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Nível 11
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Tom McEvoy opened to 3,700 from middle position only to have Ernie Hou move all in for 29,000. McEvoy instantly called and the cards were placed on their backs.
McEvoy: 
Hou: 
The flop of 
gave Hou a double gutshot, and when the turn landed the 
he started calling for a heart not realizing that he had turned the nut straight and that a heart would render him dead unless it was the 
.
The river landed the 
and Hou was pushed the double to roughly 65,000 as McEvoy slipped back to 58,000 in chips.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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65,000 | |
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58,000
-24,500
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-24,500 |
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. Playing out of the big blind, Christie fired a nearly pot-sized bet of 20,000, and after some deliberation Morris called. The river then brought the 
and checks from both players, and when Christie turned over 
and action checked to Flowers who bet 6,500. The player in the big blind check-raised to 16,000, Boeree called, and Flowers folded. The 
for ace high, while Boeree tabled 
for bottom set to win the pot.
.
fell on the turn. Both blinds checked, before the original better threw out 5,200. Only Weisner made the call, as the 
for a full house. Weisner then turned over her 
for quad jacks, eliminating her opponent from the tournament.
for a flopped set. Vohra immediately mucked, and Scaife took a big chunk of Vohra's stack. Vohra still has 131,000, and Scaife is now up to
, and the original raiser soon pushed out a continuation bet of 6,500. With position on his opponent, Yockey wasted little time raising to 16,000, and after pausing a half-minute his opponent let his hand go.
