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Matt Affleck is a man possessed, and like Marshawn Lynch - the running back who carried Affleck's beloved Seattle Seahawks to the Super Bowl - momentum means he cannot be stopped.
Affleck just crippled Josh Brikis - who led the chip counts throughout a dominating Day 2 run - by spiking his gin card on the river to make a well-disguised straight.
Here's what we saw. Brikis raised before the flop, and after Affleck flatted to defend in defense the flop came 
. Both players checked down in the battle of the blinds, and the turn card came 
. Brikis led out on fourth street with a big bet and Affleck flatted to see the 
complete the board on the river.
After Brikis fired away with a bet of about 275,000, Affleck took his time before raising to approximately 900,000 - a sizable reraise that left Brikis with chips to play with if he decided to make the call.
Call he did, but Brikis' cards were mucked when Affleck rolled over the 
for a rivered gutshot straight. His heart flush draw had failed to come through, but a red card cinched Affleck nonetheless, as the six filled in a straight Brikis likely never saw coming. He paid the big bet off though, and most of his stack was shipped one seat to the left to the man with Seattle swag.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,500,000
1,650,000
|
1,650,000 |
(10c} failed to outrun 
.
rain down. Despite the preflop aggression, both players opted to tap the table and the turn card came 
.
to the board on the river. Affleck continued his line and shoved all in for 520,000 effective, knowing that if Hwang called and produced a winner the two would basically trade chip positions.
confident his hand was good after such a lengthy tank. Sure enough, Hwang could only muster the 
for a mistimed hero call or simply a misread.
, but this time he did not tap the table, and a bet of 325,000 was slid forward instead.
across the felt.
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