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Jonathan Little Flops Set But Faces Shove on Straight Board

This week's hand comes from a $1,000 side event I played recently. It's an interesting one in which I flop a set but then face leading bets on the flop and turn, and an all-in shove on the river when a straight is possible.

The hand occurred relatively early in the tournament when the blinds were 50/100. After getting dealt in middle position I raised to 300 and got two callers — a random guy on the button and a good, loose-aggressive player in the big blind.

The flop came , giving me a set of fives.