The hijack raised to 3,500 and the cutoff called before Quené Gabriel squeezed in the big blind, tossing a pile of 5,000-chip in front of her. After some thinking, both her opponents folded and the host of "P's and Q's Poker" vlog added the chips to her stack.
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The board 3♣4♣A♥6♥9♠ was already dealt, with a pot containing 27,000, when a player checked to Tim Reilly on the button who bet 6,500. His opponent tanked for some time before eventually folding and Really added the chips to his stack.
From an early position, Mathieu Di Meglio raised to 4,000. Robbie Jade Lew in middle position called, but the big blind raised to 18,000. Di Meglio was the only one to call.
On 3♦Q♠A♣, the small blind bet 8,500, and added another 19,000 on the turn K♦. On both streets, Di Meglio called. But when his opponent slowed down by checking the river J♦, the Frenchman moved all in for 62,000.
The small blind took three minutes to make a decision. He struggled all that time, and eventually folded. Determined, Di Meglio smacked K♣6♣ on the table, for a simple pair of kings.