Lovelady and Yan Flop Straights; Yan Has the Nuts
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Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Joey Lovelady and [Removed:17] were heads up on a flop of 
. Yan fired 59,000, Lovelady raised to 115,000, Yan re-raised to 225,000, and Lovelady moved all in for effectively 562,000. Yan snap-called.
Lovelady: 
Yan: 
Both players flopped a straight, but Yan had the nuts. The turn was the 
, giving Lovelady a straight flush draw, and now any heart would eliminate Yan.
The 
completed the board, and Yan let out a sigh of relief. He now sits with 1.175 million chips, while Lovelady was reduced to around 215,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,175,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
|
215,000
-245,000
|
-245,000 |