Patience Pays Off For Grafton
Level 13
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Atanas Malinov raised to 16,000 in early position, then called when Sam Grafton moved all in for 55,000 in the big blind.
Sam Grafton: J?J?
Atanas Malinov: 6?6?
Grafton had Malinov crushed with his jacks as the flop came 9?9?A?. The J? turn improved Grafton to a full house, and Malinov was left paying off the double up once the A? completed the board.
"That's why I folded pocket eights under the gun. I knew I would get a better hand," Grafton said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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160,000
-3,000
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-3,000 |
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110,000 | |
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