On table 38 just now we witnessed a battle of the short stacks.
As we approached, Behrooz Salemi was already all in with
showing on the board. It wasn’t a large bet, but most players got out of the way, and it was called by only Alberto Melendez. They flipped over their cards.
Alberto:
Behrooz:
Alberto was showing top pair and Behrooz was chasing the flush. The turn/river was a
, no help for Behrooz, and he doubled up his short-stacked opponent.
The next hand, Behrooz (with almost nothing left) was forced to shove again, this time for 7,800 chips. His hand wasn’t terrible (
), but he ran into the
of Shailesh Patel.
The board was dealt
, and Behrooz took his leave.