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Gokul Gets Hooked Out

It is said that no one can play pocket nines as good as poker legend Phil Helmuth, who clinched his 1989 WSOP Main Event championship with the starting pair. Well, we now believe it because we just saw a live example when we saw pro player Gokul Raj suffer an exit with the pocket nines. Harshad Barve bet 8,500 preflop, and chip leader Siddhanth Kripalani raised to a massive 35,000 chips with fish hooks. Raj shoved all-in and was called by the chip leader, while Barve eventually folded. The board ran out A ❤ 7 ❤ 5 ♦ 6 ♦ 7 ♦ , not helping Raj. Kripalani’s fish hooks grabbed the pot and Raj exited the game.

• Raj: 9 ♠ 9 ♦
• Kripalani: J ❤ J ♦
• Board: A ❤ 7 ❤ 5 ♦ 6 ♦ 7 ♦

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