Hands #172-175: Heads-Up Play

Apr 4, 2023

HAND #172  –  Scott Eskenazi raises to 1,000,000, and Jeremy Joseph calls. Both players check to the turn on a board of Spade KHeart KHeart JDiamond Q, Joseph checks, Eskenazi bets 800,000, and Joseph calls.

The river card is the Club 7, Joseph checks, Eskenazi bets 1,500,000, and Joseph calls. Eskenazi shows Heart QSpade 9 to win the pot with two pair, kings and queens, and Joseph mucks.


HAND #173  –  Jeremy Joseph raises to 1,500,000, and Scott Eskenazi folds.


HAND #174  –  Scott Eskenazi limps for 500,000, and Jeremy Joseph checks his option. The flop comes Club QHeart JSpade 9, Joseph checks, Eskenazi bets 500,000, and Joseph calls. The turn card is the Diamond 2, Joseph checks, Eskenazi bets 1,000,000, and Joseph calls.

The river card is the Club J, and both players check. Eskenazi shows Diamond QSpade 7 for two pair, queens and jacks, and Joseph turns over Heart QClub 8 for the same two pair. Neither kicker plays, so it’s a chopped pot.


HAND #175  –  Jeremy Joseph limps for 500,000, and Scott Eskenazi checks his option. Both players check to the turn on a board of Heart KClub 7Club 6Club 9, Eskenazi bets 500,000, and Joseph calls.

The river card is the Spade 2, and both players check. Eskenazi shows Spade 6Club 3 for a pair of sixes, but Joseph turns over Club 10Heart 6 to win the pot with a pair of sixes and a higher kicker.

Scott Eskenazi  –  16,700,000
Jeremy Joseph  –  12,700,000

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