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Location: Horseshoe Casino, Cleveland

Stakes: 1/3

Time and place: Thanksgiving day, 2:30 pm

Hero: Younger male, has been playing fairly tight and TAGish throughout the session.

Villain: Middle aged guy wearing a collared shirt. Definitely a regular, knew two people at the table and knew the dealers. Maybe played an orbit, played one hand and didn’t do anything notable.

9-handed table, effective stacks are 275

Villain opens to UTG+1 to 8, folded to Hero OTB who calls with A10s. Blinds fold.

Flop (18) 10J10 no flush draw.

Check, check.

Turn (18) 8 bringing in a backdoor flush draw.

Villain bets 8, Hero makes it 30. Villain calls.

River (75) The case 10 comes in. Villain bets 50, Hero makes it 180. Villain deliberates and calls it off with JJ.