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We missed the preflop action, but we saw that McLean Karr and Juan Manuel Pastor were in a battle of the blinds on a flop of . There was about 4,500 in the middle, and Pastor checked to Karr, who fired 1,750. Pastor responded by moving all in about 45,000. This was a massive overbet to the pot, and send Karr deep into the tank.
"Sorry guys this is a big bet I'm going to need a minute." Karr was clearly confused by the bet, and asked Pastor why he bet so much. Eventually, he said that he had nut spades, saying he held . He said he thought Pastor might have , and wondered if he should gamble. "It's the main event I need to get a big stack. Might be worth it to gamble." Eventually, after about three minutes of thinking, Karr folded his hand.
Pastor elected to flash the , and folded the other card face down. After that pot, Pastor is up to 54,000, while Karr drops to 52,000.
LuckBoxJuanda John JuandaJust busted my old pal Kirk Morrison (AK > JJ). Sorry buddy, drink on me when u in Tokyo. Chip count: 78.5k (H/L: 82K/66K). Long day ahead!July 11 2012
Matt Affleck joins the PokerNews crew to talk about his affinity for Seattle sports, his deep run in the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event, and his Day 2c table draw.
Kristy Gazes has been eliminated. All in for her last 12,925 with , Gazes needed to improve against an opponent's . But the board came , and Gazes is out.