Big Chip Lead for Bloch, Hastings Busted
No-Limit Hold'em
We just lost Brian Hastings is a massive No-Limit Hold'em pot which gave Andy Bloch an ever bigger chip lead.
The flop read 
, and Bloch check-called a 13,000 chip bet. The turn was the 
and now Bloch check-called 42,000. On the river the 
hit, completing a possible back-door flush.
Bloch checked a third time, and Hastings fired out a hefty 125,000 chip bet. Bloch moved all in, and Hastings tanked for about two minutes before calling of his final 96,000 chips.
At the showdown, Bloch tabled the 
for the nut flush and Hastings was eliminated, mucking his hand without showing.
On his Twitter page, we later saw this Tweet from Hastings:
brianchastings Brian Hastings Busto lost 700k+ NLH pot to Andy Bloch with turned nut straight vs backdoor nut flush. Couldn't find a fold to river c/r getting 5-1 #wsop45
June 26 2012
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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915,000
228,000
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228,000 |
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Busted | |
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