2019 World Series of Poker
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Ryan Olisar had raised his opponents 1,500 bet to 8,000. His opponent thought for a while before tossing in the call.
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for a rivered set, which his opponent responded to with a shake of the head and an audible "Ouch!" as he mucked his hand.
On a dangerous looking board that showed ![]()
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Faraz Jaka and his opponent played it carefully and checked it down after the river.
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for top pair, which was the winning hand as his opponent mucked allowing Jaka to continue to build his stack early.
Just before the break, the board read ![]()
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with around 6,000 in the middle already.
Dan Smith had checked from mid-position while Conor Beresford had an orange 5,000-value chip in front of him as a bet in the hijack. Smith took a bit of time before he decided to raise to 9,500 and Beresford called.
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completed the board on the river and now Smith shoved, having Beresford covered. Beresford tanked for a while, counted out his stack and then reluctantly decided to let his hand go.
Nível: 3
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300

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