Tulin Flops the Joint, Turns a Straight Flush to Double
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Martin Zamani raised to 4,000 in early position and was called by Anthony Hu in the hijack, button Eric Medved, and big blind Nikolai Tulin.
The flop came 7♦6♦5♣ and Tulin led out for 4,000. Zamani called and Hu raised to 15,000. Medved then moved all in, Tulin called for 73,000, and both Zamani and Hu got out of the way.
Nikolai Tulin: 9♦8♦ 
Eric Medved: 9♠9♥
Tulin had flopped the nut straight to go with a flush draw, then improved to a straight flush on the 10♦ turn. The river was the 8♣ and Tulin doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000
119,000
|
119,000 |
|
100,000
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
90,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
75,000
-78,000
|
-78,000 |