Sinishtaj Makes Big Call, Collects
Someone has finally emerged from the pack following Joseph McKeehen to accumulate some chips with which to challenge the leader thanks to a huge post-flop confrontation between Tony Sinishtaj and John Holley.
The hand began with a raise to 85,000 by Sinishtaj from middle position, called by Holley in the big blind. The flop came 
and Holley checked. Sinishtaj made a continuation bet of 90,000, and all seemed relatively innocuous to that point. That's when Holley said he was raising all in, and all sat forward in their chairs to take a closer look.
Holley's check-raise was with a stack of about 1.8 million, which meant Sinishtaj — who had about 1.3 million behind — had a big decision to make.
"Put it all in like that with a gutshot and spades?" asked Sinishtaj. "That's not what I have," answered Holley.
Finally after some deliberation, Sinistaj made the call, turning over 
for top pair of queens. Holley then showed his hand — 
. He also had queens, but with a lesser kicker.
"I told you I wasn't on a draw," he said, adding "I wish I was, though."
The turn was the 
and river the 
, and suddenly Sinishtaj is up over 3 million while Holley has been knocked down to less than 400,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,050,000
1,970,000
|
1,970,000 |
|
||
|
360,000
-1,440,000
|
-1,440,000 |