Beresford Traps With Flopped Set
Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Conor Beresford 
opened for 55,000 from the cutoff. Ondrej Drozd 
called on the button, as did Simon Mattsson 
in the small blind.
The flop came out 
. Mattsson checked. Beresford decided to check his top set. Drozd made top pair on the case king and bet 75,000. Mattsson folded, but Beresford just called.
The turn brought a 
, giving Drozd all sorts of outs with a straight flush draw. Beresford check-called a bet of 150,000 to head to a river.
The river came a blank 
. Action quickly went check-check, and Beresford showed his set to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,280,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
1,170,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
875,000 |