Prayer Call for Benso
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With the flop 10♠A♦9♥ on the board, Davis Aalvik checked from the small blind, as did Sergio Benso on the button.
When the 5♠ hit on the turn, Aalvik bet 90,000. Benso made the call.
The 10♣ paired the board on the river and brought an all-in from Aalvik for his last 109,000 chips.
Benson hit the tank for a while. A long while. Finally, he made the call.
Davis Aalvik: K♥Q♦Q♠9♠4♥
Sergio Benso: A♠6♣3♠2♠2♦
Aalvik said he was dead as soon as he heard the call was being made. Then he couldn't believe what Benson called with.
Aalvik had just two pair, the queens in his hand and the tens on the board. Benso had an ace, which gave him the bigger two pair.
After being playfully mocked by the table for the bold call, Benso didn't even try to defend it.
"That wasn't a crying call, it was a praying call," he said laughing.