Jack Ury Avoids Disaster
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. At 96 years young, Jack Ury led out from the big blind for 3,000. A player under the gun called and the other two players in the hand got out of the way.The turn paired the board with the
and Ury bet again, this time for 5,000. His opponent made the call.The river brought the
. Ury checked and his opponent moved all in for 11,400, just a few hundred more than Ury had in his stack.Ury asked for a count from his opponent, several times, until he was finally able to hear the tally.
After a few moments he mucked his hand. The player under the gun flashed pocket aces to which Ury replied "i had a pocket pair too."
Jack Ury - 10,675.