Roughton Roughs Up Wallace
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
In another battle of the short stacks, Gordon Roughton got all-in holding 
, only to run into Joshua Wallace's 
.
The flop fell 
, giving Roughton a pair of Jacks, but also giving Wallace the nut flush draw. The 
on the turn gave Roughton an open-ender, but Wallace's aces were still in the lead.
When the 
landed on the river, there was a stunned silence at the table as they processed what just happened. Although Wallace improved to a set of aces, Roughton made Broadway with his to take the pot, felting Wallace in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000 | |
|
Busted |