Stoner Up in Smoke
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Level 21
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Ed Cotter opened the pot to 27,000 from the cutoff seat, and Fritz Stoner called all in for his last 17,000 from the small blind. Ryan Waddell called from the big blind as well, and the two live players went off to the flop.
It came 
, and Waddell led out with 30,000. Cotter folded, and Stoner was at risk as the cards were tabled. He had flopped lucky with 
, and he was poised to triple up against Waddell's 
. The turn 
was a blank, but Stoner couldn't fade the river. The 
peeled off the deck, giving Waddell the better two pair and the knockout.