We saw Roger Wellman with his stack pushed forward, along with two opponents, with the board reading . When the cards were showed down, the Chilean born Wellmann found himself in a tough spot.

Wellmann:
Opponent 1:
Opponent 2:

Although he had found a flush draw and a gutshot straight draw on the flop, Wellmann was no longer looking for diamonds with one player holding the nut flush draw. Holding top pair, top kicker, the third player in the hand was simply looking to dodge the deck.

Turn:

Needing a non-diamond nine and a non-diamond nine only, Wellmann found his miracle card on fourth street, giving him a straight and the lead in the hand. When the completed the board on the river, Wellmann survived and scored the double knockout, padding his stack to over 200,000 in the process.

"This is the greatest Chilean player in the world, make sure you get that..." said Wellman's neighbor, Troy Hamilton. "The greatest of all time!"

Hamilton would know better than most, as he recently returned for a two-week vacation to Chile with his in-laws. After travelling thousands miles to return home, the vagaries of fate saw fit to bring Hamilton and Wellmann together.

Reminded that he might be the greatest Chilean poker player of all-time, as that nation has a rich history of soccer success, the newly stacked Wellmann responded happily by saying "I play soccer too."

Player	Chips	Progress
Roger Wellmann	210,000	210,000

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