Steve Buckner Eliminated by Matt Affleck

Sep 3, 2022

Steve BucknerPhoto:  Steve Buckner

Steve “Cuz” Buckner raises to 1,000 from the cutoff, Matt Affleck three-bets to 2,500 from the button, and Cuz calls.

The flop is Club QClub 3Diamond 9, Cuz checks, Affleck bets 2,500, Cuz check-raises to 6,000, and Affleck calls.

“Going to be heading to the rebuy line,” says Buckner.

The turn is the Diamond 10, Cuz bets 8,000, Affleck raises to 18,000, Cuz reraises all in for about 41,000, and Affleck calls with Spade KSpade J for the nuts, a king-high straight.

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“This is how he runs, too f***ing good,” says Cuz, as he shows Club JClub 8 for an inferior queen-high straight.

Cuz has outs with a flush draw, but the river is the Spade 9 to lock up the pot for Affleck.

Matt Affleck  –  130,000  (433 bb)
Steve “Cuz” Buckner  –  Eliminated

Matthew Affleck
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