Duhamel and Semin Chop A Huge Capped Pot after Forcing Third Player Out
One of the juiciest bits of action a game of stud can offer just emerged on Table 116 with Jonathan Duhamel and Mikhail Semin playing the main roles.
It was initially a five-way pot, but one player gave up on the fourth street, while another mucked on fifth. Three players tangled till the end, including Duhamel and Semin.
The player who mucked on the fifth street raised Semin's bet on fourth street with his board showing 
. Four players remained in for two bets apiece, and the player with the last aggression fired another bet on fifth street before he mucked to Duhamel's raise. Semin and another player paid two bets again.
Sixth street brought a bet from Duhamel, which was raised by Semin. All three players decided that two bets were worth looking at their card on seventh street.
The fireworks escalated in the last betting round. Duhamel bet, Semin raised, and the unknown player called, returning the action back to Duhamel. But it wasn't over yet. Duhamel opted to three-bet, and Semin then capped it. The third player was contemplating, asking if there are any further bets allowed. Informed that there wasn't any higher price allowed to be set, he eventually mucked.
Player One: 
/ 
(folded on the fourth street)
Player Two: / 
(folded on the fifth street)
Player Three: / 
(folded on the seventh street)
Jonathan Duhamel: / 
Mikhail Semin: / 
Duhamel called and declared full house, proving it with 
for his hole cards. Semin took the other half of the pot with a seven-low as he held 
. While the outcame was a chopped pot, both Duhamel and Semin still added a nice chunk to their respective stacks after the crazy betting action that emerged.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
12,500
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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