Sichelstiel Busts in Brutal Fashion
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Andrew Ostapchenko limped in under the gun. Action folded to Julian Altieri in the small blind, who put in the call, and Robert Sichelstiel checked his option from the big blind.
On a flop of 5♠8♥3♦ Sichelstiel checked to Ostapchenko, who threw 2,000 into the middle. Altieri called, and Sichelsteil check-raised to 8,000. Ostapchenko snap-folded. The Q♦ was dealt on the turn, and Altieri check-called his opponent's shove of 15,500.
Robert Sichelstiel: 8♣5♦
Julian Altieri: 8♦7♦
Sichelstiel's flopped two pair had suddenly become extremely vulnreable, as Altieri had plenty of outs to secure the pot. The 9♦ that fell was one of them, as Sichelstiel hit the rail.