Leiva on a Winning Roll
Carlos Leiva won two hands in a row. On the first hand Ren Lin was under the gun and min raised to 800 blind which he called a straddle. The player in the cutoff three-bet to 2,400. Leiva called on the button and Lin called. The flop came out with 6?Q?8? and Lin checked and the cutoff bet 3,500. Leiva called and Lin was told he was being moved to another table so he stacked up his chips and folded, probably to the relief of some and the disappointment of others.
On the turn Q? both players checked.
Then the river A? came and the cutoff moved all in for effective 7,400 and Leiva called immediately and flipped over A?A? for the set of aces.
The cutoff stated, "Wow you slow played them", and flipped over K?9?.
On the second hand all of the action occurred preflop where the player in early position moved all in for his last 7,100 and Leiva called from the hijack position.
Early position: Q?Q? 
Carlos Leiva: A?K?
The board ran with 6?J?10?K?7? and Leiva won with his pair of kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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340,000
306,000
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306,000 |
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35,000 | |