McLaughlin Turns Straight, Gets Paid
Marc McLaughlin raised to 120,000 from the button and got a single caller in Jonathan Jaffe playing from the big blind. The flop came 
, Jaffe checked, McLaughlin continued for 140,000, and Jaffe called.
The turn was the 
. This time Jaffe led with a bet of 270,000, and after waiting a few beats McLaughlin put out a raise to 820,000. Jaffe thought for a while, then made the call.
The river brought the 
and a half-minute later a check from Jaffe. McLaughlin waited about 30 seconds himself, then put out a stack of lavender (100,000) chips and a couple of green (25,000) ones to make a bet of 1.55 million.
Jaffe didn't take very long before saying he was calling, and when McLaughlin announced "straight" — tabling 
— Jaffe said "straight's good" and mucked.
That hand puts McLaughlin close to 9 million, just behind J.C. Tran at the moment on the leaderboard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,900,000
2,650,000
|
2,650,000 |
|
3,900,000
-3,130,000
|
-3,130,000 |