The Dirty Game
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Hugo Dos Santos Videira was in the cut-off and had opened the action. Van Thach Vu was in the small blind and Ivan Kozyrev in the big blind.
The flop was 
and a check from Vu saw a bet of 3,000 form Kozyrev and calls from Videira and Vu.
The turn card was the 
and, first to act, Vu moved all in. It took a moment or two but Kozyrev called and that was the cue for Videira exhale and look to the heavens. He said a few words to himself before shaking his head and folding. Cards were on their back with Kozyrev the smaller stack.
Vu had turned two pair holding 
while Kozyrev tabled 
.
The river was the 
pairing the board an counterfeiting Vu’s hand.
“Dirty, dirty game,” Jason Wheeler observed as Vu absorbed the result and Kozyrev collected the pot.
Videira said he had folded Sevens for a straight draw and looked a relieved man.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
42,100
|
42,100 |
|
28,000
-42,000
|
-42,000 |