Jacks Are Good for Ruivo
Nível 35
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Manuel Ruivo opened to 55,000 from the hijack and Tommy Nguyen, on the cutoff, three-bet to 150,000. Action folded back to Ruivo who made the call.
The dealer spread a flop of 
, on which Ruivo check-called a bet of 110,000 from Nguyen.
The turn brought the 
and Ruivo check-called another bet of 315,000 from Nguyen.
The 
filled up the river and both players checked it down. Ruivo tabled 
and Nguyen mucked.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
4,300,000 | 400,000 |
|
3,600,000 | -400,000 |
flop with Katz as the only caller. Both players checked the 
on the turn.
and Apter bet 375,000, met by a quick call from Katz. Apter showed 
but was second best to Katz' 
.
, Ruivo threw in a bet of 225,000 and Apter called.
. Ruivo continued with another bet of 2,000,000 and Apter with only 1,300,000 behind, opted to let it go.
flop and only Zyrin called. The turn was the 
flop, Katz made it 200,000, and James was the only caller. On the 
was dealt. Nguyen check-called a bet of 80,000 from James.
and Nguyen checked-called another bet of 185,000 from James.
completed the board. This time, Nguyen led out with a bet of 500,000. James took a few minutes of reflection, and eventually let it go showing the 
in return for a bluff.
and Ruivo check-folded to a 300,000 bet from Nguyen.
and that was it for Maher, eliminated from the tournament in 10th place for $15,331.
