Leal Loses a Flip
Nível 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Matt Affleck raised to 70,000 from early position and John Leal moved all in for his last 175,000 from the cutoff. Daniel Chan was in the small blind and looked over at Affleck's stack before moving all in over the top. Affleck counted out his stack and weighed his options but opted to fold.
Leal was at risk with 
and found himself in a coin flip against Chan's 
.
The flop came 
and Chan pulled ahead with two pair, kings and eights. Leal needed a ten to stay alive, but the turn was the 
and the river was the 
, sending him to the rail.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
2,600,000
1,510,000
|
1,510,000 |
|
Eliminado |
and Hung showed 
.
and Hung was unable to hit, giving Johnson the full double.
.
, and it was looking grim for Hamilton. The turn, however, was the 
and O'Donnell paid the double-up.
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hit the felt. Johnson flopped the top set but Boyko was more than alive, drawing to a royal flush, knocking on the poker gods' doors. 
river even improved his hand to the nut-flush. Importantly so, without pairing the board. 
against Rappaport's 
, he showed a temporary relief. But it wasn't over just yet and Hung realized that soon, calling his "one time" before the 
hit the turn, but the win could still slip through his hands as Krispin hoped for a ten to make a Broadway straight. A devastating change of events didn't happen, though, as the river brought a blank card.
and both players checked to the turn, which was the 
