"njpokeraa" Fades the Flush To Reclaim the Chip Lead
In Level 8 with blinds of 800/1,600 and an ante of 200, action folded around to "njpokeraa" in middle position and they opened to 4,000. "bballer2020" was next to act in the hijack and three-bet shoved for their last 20,100. "njpokeraa" was ready and waiting for action to make its way back, and quickly found a call once it did.
"bballer2020":
"njpokeraa":
"bballer2020" was in trouble and the flop gave "njpokeraa" a set of kings, putting "bballer2020" further behind. However, the turn gave them eight direct outs at a backdoor flush for a live shot at doubling. That was as close as they would get, though, as the river completed the runout to leave "njpokeraa" on top and score them the pot and the knockout, vaulting them to the top of the leader board with a stack of over 200,000 in the process.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
njpokeraa |
209,353
54,415
|
54,415 |
bballer2020
|
Busted |