I played in a major tournament at the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas last Friday. On the first hand, I was in the big blind with K♦4♦ for $200. On player raised to $700. The starting stack was $50K, so I called. The flop was 2♦4♣7♦, giving me a pair of 4s with a flush draw. I bet $1500, he called. The turn card was 5♠. He bet $3000. I called. The river was 3♥. I checked, he checked. He showed AJ. I thought I'd won with my pair of 4s until I realized he'd rivered a straight. He had nothing but A high until that final card. Fortunately, the next hand I got 83 in the small blind and decided to call the min raise. The board ran out 5885K. I made back all the chips I'd lost in the previous hand and then some.
An Exciting Run
An Exciting Run
I played in a major tournament at the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas last Friday. On the first hand, I was in the big blind with K♦4♦ for $200. On player raised to $700. The starting stack was $50K, so I called. The flop was 2♦4♣7♦, giving me a pair of 4s with a flush draw. I bet $1500, he called. The turn card was 5♠. He bet $3000. I called. The river was 3♥. I checked, he checked. He showed AJ. I thought I'd won with my pair of 4s until I realized he'd rivered a straight. He had nothing but A high until that final card. Fortunately, the next hand I got 83 in the small blind and decided to call the min raise. The board ran out 5885K. I made back all the chips I'd lost in the previous hand and then some.