"Better to Be Lucky Than Good" for Lang
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
After an early limp, Mike Lang made it 1,200 to go and got two callers, the small blind and the limper. The flop prompted a couple of checks, and Lang bet 3,000. The small blind called, and the limper jammed for 9,850. Lang thought a bit and reshipped. The small blind got a count but folded.
Lang:
Small blind:
Lang needed help against the two pair, and running gave it to him for jacks up.
"Better to be lucky than good," he said.
Lang booked a pair of runner-up finishes in 2014 on the Mid-States Poker Tour, each worth north of $60,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Mike Lang | 30,000 |