Pearlman Finds a Double in a Flip for His Life
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
Johnathan Morrell opened from early position to 1,200 and found a couple of callers before Daniel Pearlman went all in from the small blind for 21,400. Morrell decided to make the call and the rest of the table folded.
Cards on their backs revealed a flip as Pearlman had [AdK] and Morrell had 
.
The flop didn't do much for Pearlman in the form of 
. The turn 
, though, gave Pearlman lots of outs.
One of those outs came on the river in the form of the 
that gave Pearlman the best possible flush and the full double through Morrell.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
28,000
-82,000
|
-82,000 |
and Chad Fullmer bet about 3,300 into a pot of about 6,000. James Lewis called and took the hand to the river. 
fell and Fullmer decided to lead for 6,100. Lewis thought for about 30 seconds and decided to put the pressure on by announcing "all in."
and action checked through on the ace-high flop.
and this time Sengphet bet 2,800. Draper called the bet and brought out the river 
.
and Draper revealed his 
to show the table his bad luck.
. Johnathan Morrell checked and Peter Park bet 8,000 into the pot. Morrell called taking the hand to the river. 
for the failed river bluff.
. Michael Warwick made a bet of 6,500 in position and only Jason Aden hung around for the river with a call. 
hit the turn and Pearlman now checked. Hickey seized control with a bet of 7,500, again both other players called. 
, but Appel had them both beat with his 