Leonard Avoids Disaster and Drills River
Level 3
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Three players took a flop of 
and William Davis bet 500. James Leonard called in early position, as did James Kleck in the small blind.
On the 
turn, the Kleck checked, Davis now bet 1,000, and Leonard again called.
The river was the 
and all three players checked and seemed reluctant to expose their hands to determine a winner.
The Kleck showed 
for bottom pair before Leonard showed 
for a rivered pair of nines with a missed flushed draw.
Davis bemoaned his misfortune, flicking the 
, and then showing the 
beside it for a missed nut flush draw which could have gotten Leonard in trouble, but Leonard's pair of nines ended up being the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,500 | 52,500 |
|
26,000 | 26,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |