Faraz Jaka Slays Another With a Bad Beat
Faraz Jaka opened the button to 17,000 and Kitty Kuo in the small blind three bet to 47,000 with about 500,000 behind. Big blind Ludovic Riehl cold four bet to 100,000 with 250,000 behind and action was back on Jaka. He announced all in and Kuo folded. Riehl checked his cards just to be sure, and instantly called.
Faraz Jaka: 
Ludovic Riehl: 
Kuo said she folded pocket sevens and Jaka, while in trouble in a monster pot, didn't seem fazed at all. He sat silently relaxed in his chair, even when the flop was full of blanks: 
.
The 
on the turn was anything but a blank though, and the 
on the river followed soon after and couldn't make things right anymore for Riehl. The Frenchman helped the dealer sliding his chips to Jaka, and left the tournament.
Jaka, after cracking kings in back to back hands, now one of the chip leaders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,212,000
337,000
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337,000 |
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Busted | |