Back-to-Back Losses for Cates
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Level 3
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Daniel Cates just lost back-to-back pots at the hands of Paul Phua, and David Benyamine.
We caught up with the first hand on a flop of 
with Phua betting 11,000, and Cates making the call. Both players checked the 
on the turn, and when the 
hit the river Phua slid out a bet of 37,000.
Cates tanked for as long as he possibly could, but when the dealer said zero, Cates flicked his hand into the muck.
The next hand saw Cates min-raise to 8,000 from middle position, and only getting David Benyamine to call from the big blind.
The flop was 
and both players checked. They also checked the turn. When the 
hit on the river, Benyamine bet 10,000 and Cates quickly called. Benyamine showed 
for a rivered straight, and Cates mucked.