Elie Kortbawi Wins Twice in a Row With Pocket Deuces

Dec 8, 2024

A player in early position opens to 2,000 and Elie Kortbawi calls in the cutoff.

The flop comes Club QSpade 7Diamond 4. The original raiser continues for 2,000 and Kortbawi calls.

Action checks to Kortbawi who bets 4,100 on the Spade 3 turn, receiving a call from his opponent.

Both players check the Club 6 river. The early position player shows Spade KSpade J for king-high and a missed flush draw while Kortbawi shows Spade 2Diamond 2 for a pair of twos to win the pot.

On the next hand, a player from under the gun opens to 2,000 and receives calls from a player in early position and Kortbawi in the hijack.

All three players check the flop, turn and river on the Club 8Spade 9Club QHeart 10Diamond 8 runout. The original raiser shows ace-high with Club ASpade K but Kortbawi is good at showdown again with Spade 2Club 2 for a pair of deuces for the second hand in a row.

Elie Kortbawi – 65,000 (65 bb)

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