Flopping Trips

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Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante

Vanessa Selbst limped in from the small blind, and Jean-Philippe Matte knocked the table for a free flop from the big.

On the {4-Spades} {4-Hearts} {K-Hearts} flop, Selbst led out with a bet of 18,000 that was called, and she slowed down with a check on the {10-Clubs} turn. When Matte bet 35,000, though, she check-raised to 106,000, and Matte shoved in for just over 300,000 total. Selbst called with her big stack, and the cards were on their backs.

Showdown
Selbst: {4-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds}
Matte: {4-Clubs} {9-Spades}

It was going to be a split pot unless either player paired their kicker, but the river {K-Clubs} meant they got to take their money back and chop up the antes. On to the next hand.