Haxton Shoves the River Vs. Cates
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Isaac Haxton was involved in a short discussion with Mike McDonald about a recent high stakes online game that Haxton was playing against Viktor Blom when Dan Cates strolled up to the table and sat to Haxton’s left. Almost immediately they got involved in a hand.
Haxton was on the button and opened for 3,000 and Cates in the small blind raised him to 10,000. The big blind folded and Haxton made the call.
The flop was 
.
Cates checked and then called a bet of 9,500 from Haxton. They saw a turn card 
and the action followed the turn, this time with a 25,000 bet from Haxton.
The river card was the 
putting a straight out there and bringing in the heart flush draw. Cates checked and Haxton announced, “All in.”
“All in huh?” mused Cates and mucked his cards. “I’m surprised you’re all in.”
“It worked.” Haxton said and showed the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
294,500
44,500
|
44,500 |
|
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|
205,500
-44,500
|
-44,500 |