300/600NL: Something That Always Amazes Me (LC)

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This was on high stakes poker the other night when it was the first game that the buy in was $500k. Some of the details might be a bit off, but the concept remains. This part of the game just amazes me.

David Benyamine open limped from like +2 with 55. Guy Laliberte raised in CO with JJ. Sammy called in the BB with two small clubs and David called as well.

The flop came JTs3 giving Sammy a FF.

Sammy and David checked to Guy. Guy bet pretty large. Sammy called and David folded.

The turn came a blank 5.

Something happened.

The river came a flush 5.

Sammy ended up betting like $200k and folding to a raise.

Guy rakes a huge pot. Had one thing changed as simple as getting fancy with a flop check, he could have lost $500k instead of winning $250k. A difference of 3/4 million for one decision. Sometimes luck is so hidden in this game.