Jao Cracks Aces
A player in early position raised to 2,500 and he was called by a player in middle position as well as Johnny Jao in the small blind and the player in the big blind.
They went four-ways to the flop when it came . Jao checked. The player in the big blind took the betting lead and threw out 3,000 to which all the players called.
The turn card was the . The action checked to the original raiser who bet 16,000. The player to his left moved all in for about 45,000. Jao re-shoved having the previous player covered. The small blind and the original raiser both folded.
Jao said, "You have jack-ten?" to which his opponent responded "No" and they tabled their hands.
Opponent:
Johnny Jao:
Jao turned the straight and his opponent was drawing dead. The completed to board and Jao got the knockout.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Johnny Jao
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130,000 |