Prahlad Friedman Nearly Doubles thru A.J. Gambino, but Gambino Bounces Back a Bit

After being knocked down to the shortest possible stack (100 in chips) on the previous hand, Scott Clements is all in for the ante, and a preflop side pot is built between the small blind, A.J. Gambino (middle position), and 2009 WPT Legends of Poker champion Prahlad Friedman (hijack).

The flop comes , the small blind checks, and A.J. Gambino bets 3,200 from middle position. Prahlad Friedman calls from the hijack, and the small blind folds.

The turn card is the , and both players check. The river card is the , Gambino bets 9,000, and Friedman raises to 25,000. Gambino tanks for a while before he calls.

For the side pot, Friedman shows for a king-high heart flush to win the pot, and Gambino mucks.

For the tiny main pot worth 800 in chips, Clements turns over for two pair, aces and sevens. But it’s not enough, and Clements is eliminated.

Prahlad Friedman – 95,000 (95 bb)
A.J. Gambino – 8,700 (9 bb)
Scott Clements – Eliminated

The next hand, Gambino gets it all in preflop with against the button’s . The board comes , and Gambino wins the pot with two pair, aces and deuces, to double up in chips.

A.J. Gambino – 20,000 (20 bb)