Parsons Profits From Missed Straight Flush
Level 3
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
A player from early position raised to 800 and Fred Parsons from Canada called from middle position and the big blind also came along for the flop. The flop was 6♥8♥J♦ and the early position player continued with 1,100 and Fred Parsons moved all in for 6,400. The player in the big blind with the higher stack also moved all in and the early position player folded.
Fred Parsons: A♣J♠ 
Big blind: 7♥5♥
The turn was the K♦ and the river was the 2♦ and Parsons pair of jacks held for the win.
Anthony Johnson, aka Tony Mercedes, Grammy Award-winning producer queried, "How did you not get there?"
Mercedes also just won a Lifetime Achievement Award from Joe Biden.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,000
17,000
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17,000 |