Ali vs. Cronin

Patrick Cronin made an early-position raise to 20,000, and Ali Eslami came along with a call on the button.
Heads-up, the two men watched a
flop roll out. Cronin checked to let Eslami bet 21,000, then check-raised to 53,000. Eslami announced a pot reraise, and Cronin called all in for 131,000 total. He showed up
, and Eslami had that beaten. His
was the dominating jack, and Cronin needed help in a hurry.
The turn provided none, but the river was the life saver. Cronin found the
on fifth street to improve to kings up, and with it comes a double up over 300,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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317,000
161,000
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161,000 |
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170,000
-167,000
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-167,000 |
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