Eights Keep Giving to St Jacques
Player on the cutoff opened the action with a min-raise. The button and both blinds called.
The flop came 8♦K♦8♠. After checks from the blinds, the cutoff continuation-bet 175,000. The button and the small blind folded, but Ray St Jacques in the big blind raised to 375,000. Cutoff called.
The turn was the 9♥. St Jacques bet 400,000 and got a snap call from his opponent.
The river was the A♥. St Jacques thought for a moment and bet again, this time, 800,000 chips. The cutoff quickly called.
St Jacques turned over 9♠8♥ for flopped trips and turned full house, while the cutoff had K♣10♣.
Eights, and flops with two eights in particular, have been very good to St. Jacques today, as he was able to make trips for the second time in just over an hour to take down a sizeable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,300,000
100,000
|
100,000 |