Sternheimer Gets Paid with Trips

Level 9
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

In a heads-up pot between the blinds, Philip Sternheimer bet 4,500 on the flop of and Alex Kulev called.
The turn brought the and Sternheimer bet 10,000 Kulev again called. The
river completed the board and Sternheimer sized up to 32,000. Kulev studied the board for a moment and called.
Sternheimer tabled for trip jacks and Kulev mucked in defeat.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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600,000
-33,500
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-33,500 |
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170,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
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130,000
-4,500
|
-4,500 |
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