Hands #153-156: Scott Eskenazi Increases His Lead Over Jeremy Joseph

Apr 4, 2023

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HAND #153  –  Jeremy Joseph limps for 400,000, and Scott Eskenazi checks his option. Both players check to the turn on a board of Heart 10Club 8Spade 2Club K, Eskenazi bets 800,000, and Joseph folds. Eskenazi takes the pot.


HAND #154  –  Scott Eskenazi raises to 800,000, and Jeremy Joseph calls. Both players check to the river on a board of Spade 9Diamond 7Heart 2Spade 8Spade Q. Joseph shows Diamond KHeart 8 to win the pot with a pair of eights, and Eskenazi mucks.


HAND #155  –  Jeremy Joseph limps for 400,000, and Scott Eskenazi checks his option. The flop comes Diamond 6Spade 4Spade 2, Eskenazi bets 500,000, and Joseph calls. The turn card is the Spade 5, Eskenazi checks, Joseph bets 1,200,000, and Eskenazi uses one of his Time Chips to tank for a while before he folds. Joseph takes the pot.

HAND #156  –  Scott Eskenazi limps for 400,000, and Joseph checks his option. The flop comes Heart QSpade 7Diamond 5, Joseph checks, Eskenazi bets 500,000, and Joseph check-raises to 1,300,000.

Eskenazi moves all in, and Joseph folds. Eskenazi takes the pot.

Scott Eskenazi  –  23,100,000
Jeremy Joseph  –  6,300,000

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