Flushy Finds a Pair
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First in from the hijack seat, Martin Staszko came into the pot raising to 500. James Dempsey three-bet to 1,300 next door, but Dobromir Nikov came in with a cold four-bet to 2,300. That folded the initial raiser, but Dempsey came along to see the flop.
It rolled out 
, and Dempsey check-called Nikov's continuation bet of 2,525. The 
paired the board on the turn, and Dempsey faced another bet of 5,125. He spent a long few minutes in the tank before making the call, and the 
completed the board. Nikov checked behind to show down his 
, but it was no good. Dempsey rolled over 
for eights up, and that's good enough to boost his stack up over 40,000 for the first time today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,000
8,500
|
8,500 |