The player in middle position raised, and Frank Lagodich moved all in for his last 70,000 from the big blind. The player in middle position snapped called.
Frank Lagodich: 7♥7♦
Middle Position 7♣7♠
Both players laughed as they prepared to chop the pot. However, the J♥A♣2♣ gave Lagodich's opponent a potential free roll. The 4♣ turn gave the player in middle position a flush draw, which held the whole table in suspense. The Q♥ didn't materialize the suck out the table was anticipating, and the pot was chopped.
A three-way all in and call situation occurred on Table 174 after a player shoved from the cutoff for approximately 60,000, Arin Youssefian on the button three-bet all-in for 55,000 and the small blind called both stacks.
Arin Youssefian: K♣K♥
Cutoff: A♣J♥
Small blind: Q♦Q♣
On a board of 2♦8♥J♠3♣10♥, Youssefian's kings held and he tripled up while the cutoff was eliminated.
The player in the small blind had 67,000 left after this pot, and he was eliminated on the next hand.
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