07-04-2009 14:41 UTC-12

Straight Up for Eslami

Shamus

Ali Eslami has had a good first three levels, chipping up from the very start. Just now he was involved in a hand in which the board showed {K-Spades}

, and a player in the hijack seat bet 3,500. Eslami, on the button, raised behind him to 9,000. The player mistakenly thought Eslami had just called, not raised, and thus tabled his hand -- {Q-Hearts}

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The floor was called, and it was ruled that the player still had the option either to fold or bet. It sounds like he was given a warning, though, for showing his hand before acting.

The player chose to call with his straight, but Eslami turned over {A-Clubs}