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In 1988 Johnny Chan was sitting at the final table for the second year in a row. He was sitting against Erik Seidel. That event has been immortalized in the movie “Rounders”. Johnny Chan had:
Erik Seidel was dealt:
Chan and Seidel limped in. The flop was:
It gave Chan the best possible straight draw and an overpair to Seidel. Chan bet $40,000. Seidel then raised $50,000. Chan called. 2s on the turn didn’t change anything. Chan had already made a hand but he checked, making Seidel believe that he was still on a draw. Seidel went all-in. Chan called immediately. The river card showed that Chan was a winner:
Chan was the World Champion for the second year in a row and he got his second bracelet.
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