Higgins Calls 'Weird' River Shove
Level 5
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The action was joined on a flop of 5♦9♣3♣, with Simon Higgins calling in the big blind after Aliaksei Boika made it 8,000.
A Q♥ came on the turn and Higgins checked it to Boika. The Slovenian made it 13,000 and was again called.
The river was a 3♠ and Boika put Higgins all in with 73,000 remaining. "That's a weird river bet," Higgins remarked, as he pondered the call. He did make it and showed K♠3♥ for trips, while Boika could only table Q♣9♦.
Higgins doubled up and left Boika with below starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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198,000
98,000
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98,000 |
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78,500
-94,000
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-94,000 |
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