Rivera Rising to the Occasion


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Lion Lee from an early position opened to 2,500 preflop and found two callers in Mark Rivera and a mid-position player.

Flop: A♦ 8♦ 3♠

Rivera checked and the mid-position player shoved his stack worth around 22,000. Lion Lee folded but Rivera made the call for a huge-pot showdown:

Mid-Position Player: A♠ K♠
Rivera: 8♠ 8♥

The turn 3♦ added outs for the Rivera’s oppoent but no ace on the river 10♠ means a big win for Rivera, who has now over 70,000 in chips!