Grafton Holds With Aces
Level 5
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Steve O'Dwyer raised to 6,000 from under the gun and was called by Luc Greenwood in the cutoff. Action folded to Sam Grafton in the big blind who three-bet to 35,500. O'Dwyer contemplated for a bit and then called while Greenwood folded.
The flop came 
, Grafton put out a bet of 25,500 and O'Dwyer announced all-in putting Grafton at risk if he called. Grafton snap-called with 
and O'Dwyer held 
.
The rest of the board was completed with the 
on the turn and the 
on the river to keep Grafton ahead with the higher pocket pair. After counting out his stack, the dealer confirmed Grafton would double up for 165,500 in total.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
411,500
146,500
|
146,500 |
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|
148,000
-72,000
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-72,000 |
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