Higgs Eliminated by Martinelli
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Luke Martinelli raised from the hijack and was called by Sam Higgs on the button. Jason Pritchard then raised to 29,000 from the small blind. Martinelli and Higgs called.
The flop came 
and Pritchard checked. Martinelli bet 35,000. Higgs and Pritchard called.
The turn brought the 
and Pritchard checked. Martinelli moved all in. Higgs followed almost immediately with less behind. Pritchard mucked his hand.
Luke Martinelli: 
Sam Higgs: 
The nine on the turn had given both players their gut-shot straight with Martinelli making the queen-high straight to take the lead.
The 
completed the board and Higgs was sent to the rail whilst Martinelli was boosted to the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
367,000
190,800
|
190,800 |
|
70,000
-60,300
|
-60,300 |
|
Busted | |
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