Vieira Almost Doubles
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Joao Vieira raised from the hijack to 8,500 and he was called by Joe Kuether in the cutoff. The players on the button and in the blinds got out of the way and the two continued heads-up.
The flop was dealt 
and Vieira continued with a bet of 7,500. Kuether called again and the turn was the 
. Vieira sized up a bit on the turn when he bet 17,000 but that didn't scare Kuether away.
The river was the 
and Vieira bet 42,000. He had only 3,000 behind but Kuether just called.
Vieira tabled 
for the straight and he won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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272,000
165,600
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165,600 |
|
160,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
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