Steve Buckner Makes the Nut Straight to Take the Chip Lead
Oct 22, 2022
Photo: Steve Buckner
Steve Buckner raises to 75,000 from the cutoff and Daniel Maor calls from the small blind.
The flop is 
, Maor checks, Buckner bets 80,000, and Maor calls.
The turn is the 
, Maor checks, Buckner bets 225,000, and Maor calls.
The river is the 
, Maor checks, Buckner bets 900,000, and Maor calls.
Buckner shows 
for an ace-high straight, Maor flashes 
for a defeated set of nines, and Buckner wins the pot, taking the chip lead in the process.
Steve Buckner – 3,230,000 (108 bb)
Daniel Maor – 780,000 (26 bb)
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