Deeb Delivers a Knockout While Getting a Massage
Samuel Ju raised from early position to 2,500 and got called by Nikolay Zhurnalov & Gassan Azzam in the next seats before Shaun Deeb made it 12,500 from the hijack. Ju called, Zhurnalov folded, and Azzam called.
They went to a flop of K?A?7? three-ways where Ju checked, and Azzam shoved for 31,900. Deeb thought about it for a while then shoved, and Ju folded.
Gassan Azzam: 3?2? 
Shaun Deeb: A?J?
Azzam had a flush draw and needed to connect with it as Deeb had flopped top pair. The A? on the turn gave Deeb trips, which removed some of the outs of Azzam. Azzam momentarily thought he had won when the J? landed on the river, but quickly realized that Deeb had improved to a full house, then vacated his seat.
During the entire hand, Deeb was getting a massage on his arm, which must have felt good as he single-handedly stacked his chips while his other was being rubbed by the masseuse.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
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|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
Busted | |