Bomb Pot Good To Merchon
It was time for a Pot-Limit Omaha bomb pot at the table and the two flops were:
K♥7♣4♥
6♣4♣3♠
Daniel Hendriks was first to act and checked. Ruark Merchon, who started the hand with about 35000 chips, bet from middle position. Action folded back to Hendriks, who now raised Merchon all in. Merchon called.
Ruark Merchon: A♦A♣10♣4♠
Daniel Hendriks: 7♠6♥5♥3♦
Hendriks had a straight on the bottom and a wrap and a flush draw on the top board. Merchon, on the other hand, had aces and the nut flush draw on the bottom board, and only the overpair of aces on the top.
The boards ran out:
K♥7♣4♥9♣J♠
6♣4♣3♠K♠K♣
There was some confusion for a few moments about whether this is a chop, but Hendriks‘s straight was no longer good on the bottom board, because Merchon made a flush on the river. The top board also didn‘t bring any of Hendriks‘s outs, and Merchon won with two pair to scoop the pot and more than double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000 | |
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35,000 |