Hansen Flushed
Mighty Thor Hansen wasn't so mighty at showdown in a recent pot. Things started out with 5 limpers seeing an unraised flop of . Hansen was on the button and fired out 700 after everyone else checked. Two players called to see the come on the turn. They both checked, allowing Hansen to fire a second bet. He made the price of the river 1,600. Only one of the players was willing to put that much in.
When the river came a third spade, , Hansen's opponent led out for 6,000. Hansen made the call, then mucked and tumbled to 23,000 when his opponent showed a flush, .