Thomas Ward goes down and up then outta there

Aug 19, 2022

Three hands in succession sends Thomas Ward out and back to the registration booth. His first clash sees him raise to 1800 from under the gun, hijack Zong Chi He shoves 9100, Ward calls. 

Zong Chi He Diamond 9Heart 9
Thomas Ward Diamond ASpade 9

The board runs Club 8Spade 8Diamond 5Heart JClub 5 for a double up to He. Next hand, hijack Sumit Sapra raises to 1600 and big blind Ward defends. At the flop Heart 8Heart KDiamond 5, Ward check-raises Sapra’s bet from 1200 to 4600. No bets land on the turn Diamond 8 for a free river card Spade 9. Ward jams his remaining 14,100, Sapra folds.

Following that hand, Ward is all in with Diamond 10Spade 10, Hiroki Karatsu has betterHeart QSpade Q, no help arrives for Ward. 

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