Panzica Makes Straight Flush to Stay Alive
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Sam Panzica went all in preflop from late position for 138,000. Action folded to table chip leader Rui Bouquet in the small blind who thought for about a minute before moving all in himself. The big blind folded and cards were tabled.
Rui Bouquet: 
Sam Panzica: 
The board ran out 
to give Panzica the straight flush and the full double.
"Woah, straight flush, do you get an envelope for that?" joked a tablemate.
Panzica didn't get a bonus, but he did double up and keep his tournament hopes alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,290,000
193,000
|
193,000 |
|
||
|
290,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
turn and 
river weren't good enough, so Turoci scooped the pot and the bounty.
.
and decided to go all in. 
for flopped trips and a turned full house. 
for the rivered full house of his own. 
flop paired Vasilyev. Neither the 
turn nor 
river helped Nguyen and he was eliminated from the tournament in 180th place for $4,380.
