Laak it Up
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We walked up to a flop of 
, and a player in the two seat was betting 4,000 into a pot of about that much. Phil Laak check-called from the big blind, and the 
dropped on the turn. Laak checked again but then shoved when he faced a second bet of 5,000. His opponent called all in for the rest of his own chips, and the cards were on their backs:
Laak: 
Opponent: 
Laak had made his flush, and his opponent was going to need to fill up or better to stay alive. The river 
was safe, though, and Laak's vaulted up to 104,500 as he reduces the field size by one.