Boatman Back to Starting Stack
Level 5
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Barny Boatman limped in from under the gun and the player in the hijack raised to 46,000. Action folded back to Boatman who called.
The flop came 
, Boatman checked. His opponent lead out for 64,000 and Boatman shoved for 496,000 in total. His opponent asked for a count and then threw in a chip for the call with the bigger stack.
Barny Boatman: 
Hijack: 
Boatman had flopped the nuts with the straight and his opponent held just an overpair.
The rest of the board was completed with the 
on the turn and the 
on the river for Boatman's straight to hold for the double-up.
"I thought he had tens or something when his raise was so small!" Boatman explained when the rest of the table looked on a bit surprised.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,032,000
-68,000
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-68,000 |
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