Paulsen Stacked, Tam Soars to the Top

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Level 7 : 300/600, 75 ante

Kai Paulsen opened from under the gun to 1,500 only to have Aidan Tam three-bet to 5,000 from the cutoff. The action passed back to Paulsen and he four-bet to 11,500.

Tam spent nearly two minutes deliberating before pushing out all his yellow 5,000-denomination chips into the pot signifying a five-bet to 120,000. Paulsen then took his allotted time before eventually opting to commit his 41,500 total as the cards were then placed on their backs.

Paulsen:
Tam:

With Tam dominating the Norwegian, the flop furthered Tam's lead but left the gate open for backdoor spades for Paulsen. And that's what would be delivered on the turn as the fell, but unfortunately for Paulsen, the river landed the and he was forced to head to the rail as Tam soars to 191,000 in chips.