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Ted Lawson, a tournament pro who won a preliminary event here at Caesars earlier this week, is off to a good start this afternoon and currently sits with over 15,000 in chips.
In a recent pot against fellow pros Mark Newhouse and Theo Tran, action was checked to Lawson in late position who bet 1,500 on a board. Newhouse tossed his hand into the muck and Tran made the call.
The fell off on the turn and slowed both players down, as both checked, opting for a free river card - the . Once more, both players knuckled the felt and Lawson tabled a pocket pair of kings which were good enough to rake the 5,000 pot.