Idema Shows Trips
Level 20
Stud Eight-or-Better
Brandon Cantu completed with 
in the second-to-last spot, and Daniel Idema raised. The bring-in folded, and Cantu called. Idema kept betting when he caught the 
, and Cantu called with 
.
"You just can't help yourself, can you?" Cantu asked. "Barrel away."
Cantu called bets on all remaining streets, though he agonized over the river.
Idema: 
/
Cantu: 
/
Idema took the pot with trip aces.
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241,800
60,800
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60,800 |
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44,000
-56,000
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-56,000 |
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