Richard Samonsky Shows One, Shoots Up the Leaderboard
Aug 21, '15
On the turn with the board reading K
77
10
, Richard Samonsky checked from the small blind and a player in late position bet 20,000. Samonsky took a couple moments before calling.
The river was the 4 and Samonsky immediately reaches for chips before pushing forward a bet of roughly 50,000. His opponent quickly folds and flashes a seven as he mucks his hand.
Samonsky collects the pot and shows the 8 as he becomes one of the biggest stacks in the room.
Richard Samonsky – 149,000
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Richard Samonsky Eliminated in 20th Place ($5,225)
Aug 23, '15
Michael McDonald raised to 30,000 under-the-gun and Richard Samonsky called off his stack and was all in for 23,000. Jeff Flaschen called out of the small blind and would have a side pot with any further betting between him and McDonald.
Action checked down between the two players still with chips and the board ran out Q6
53K.
Flaschen showed JJ and both other players mucked their hands. Flaschen took the pot and Samonsky was eliminated.
Jeff Flaschen – 510,000
Michael McDonald – 1,010,000
Richard Samonsky – Eliminated
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