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Jozef Berec
It can be very exciting to flop a huge draw in hold'em, but it can often be expensive when the draw doesn't come in. With 2,100 chips in the pot preflop, Jozef Berec flopped a huge draw with when the flop came down . A player who had reraised to 700 preflop opened the betting by leading out for 2,000. Berec called from the button, and the third player check-called from early position.
Berec made a pair of aces when the turn came . The preflop aggressor, a PokerStars qualifier, made it 3,500 to go. Again, Berec called and again the player in early position check-called.
The river missed Berec completely -- it was the . The preflop aggressor fired again, this time moving in for 6,400. Berec disgustedly folded his hand, but the early-position player called with for a set of nines. The preflop aggressor was on a four-barrel stone bluff, turning over .
Berec slipped down to 4,800 after the end and seemed a bit steamed about missing his draw.