Goulder, Levelling and Tinder
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Ori Hasson was chatting to the player on his right, Alexander Goulder a UK PokerStars Player. Hasson has a stack of about 20 big blinds and was saying how it’s an awkward stack to play and that he is now in a levelling war with Goulder. Goulder has built his stack throughout this tournament by remorselessly raising in position and forcing people to lay down when they miss. He seems to be enjoying himself immensely. Goulder is having none of Hasson’s levelling chat though: “I’ll just play my cards. If I have it I’ll call.” He then pulled out his phone fired up Tinder and started asking Hasson to give the thumbs up or down to the girls as they scrolled by. Glimpsing your PokerNews reporter scribbling away he hastily put it away and some poker broke out as Goulder min raised. Again.
Sam Benoliel was in the small blind and appeared to be irritated by all this raising. Nevertheless he made the call and the two of them saw a flop 
. Benoliel bet 5000 and Goulder flicked a single grey chip in to call. They both checked the turn card 
. When the river brought the 
Benoliel made it 7,000. Goulder folded and asked him, “You had an ace?” Benoliel replied simply “Yes.” Levelling?