Pahuja Up then Down
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Mukul Pahuja bet 185,000 on the river in a recent pot against Jason Weber, who was under the gun on a board of 
. Weber tossed out a quick call, but Pahuja had 
for a set and dragged the hefty pot.
The next hand, Pahuja was in early position and called an under-the-gun open before seeing Michael Stembera shove all in for 170,000. The opener followed the blinds into the muck, but Pahuja snap-called, tabling 
. Stembera had a dominated hand: 
, but he found an eight on the 
flop. The 
helped Pahuja's equity with a straight draw, but the 
wasn't enough improvement to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
670,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
530,000
295,000
|
295,000 |
|
375,000
30,000
|
30,000 |