Fatima Finds a Friend
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We just caught the tail end of the preflop action, walking up as Fatima Moreira de Melo was making a four-bet from the hijack seat, and Kambiz Kashi was making the call next door in the cutoff. We were too late to see the exact amounts, but it looked like ~3,100 chips apiece went into the middle as the two battled toward the flop.
The dealer spread out 
, and de Melo continued out with a bet of 3,500. Kashi flatted, and they'd both check through the 
turn. On the river, the 
drew another check from the lady, and Kashi took his cue to make a 6,500-chip bet of his own. De Melo spent a couple minutes making sure, then slid in the call for nearly half her remaining stack.
Kashi showed up 
for top pair, but de Melo could beat it. Her 
was the best, and that pot moves her up over starting stack to about 36,000 now.