Differing Fortunes
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and was up against 
. Things looked grim for Hodge when the flop came 
and the turn 
didn't improve his hand. The river 
saved Hodge, making a Broadway straight and the best hand. Due to dead money in the pot, his count climbed to 3,500.Vartan, on the other hand, did not fare as well. He moved all in for 2,800 after an opponent opened with a raise to 700. Vartan's opponent made the call with ace-king; Vartan had two live cards, a queen and a ten. Each player made two pair on a board that ran out
. Vartan's two-pair hand was second best. He has been eliminated.