Big Pocket Pairs Collide
Level 2
: 150/300, 25 ante
Pritchard opened for 800 from the hijack and Russell Thomas called him from the cutoff. Tam Truong then three-bet to 2,500 from the button, both blinds folded, and Pritchard four-bet to 6,800. Thomas got out of the way, Truong called, and the flop came down 
.
Pritchard bet 5,600, Truong popped it to 13,000, and Pritchard thought for a bit before making the call. When the 
appeared on the turn, Pritchard check-called a bet of 15,000 and then both players checked the 
river.
Truong tabled the 
for jacks, but it was no good as Pritchard had been ahead the entire time with the 
. Without the king on the flop — or an ace on the river for that matter — there's no telling how big this pot could have gotten.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
38,000
-37,000
|
-37,000 |