Pair Is Good For Saliba

Level 17
: Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Jason Mercier raised in the cutoff and Brian Tate and Justin Saliba called in the blinds.
All three players drew two and Mercier bet. Saliba and Tate called.
Tate then took one, while Mercier and Saliba drew two. Tate led out with a bet and both opponents called.
All three players drew one and Saliba bet. Mercier folded, but Tate called.
"Oh no," Mercier said as Saliba turned over 8x5x3x2x2x for a pair of deuces. Tate could only laugh and muck as Saliba took the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,050,000 | |
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500,000
135,000
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135,000 |
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500,000
-60,000
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-60,000 |