St. Lawrence Binks the River to Survive
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
George St. Lawrence jammed for 171,000 under the gun before it folded to Omar Taveras in the small blind. He would burn through three time extensions before he rejammed, and the hands were tabled.
George St. Lawrence: A♣10♠
Omar Taveras: A♥Q♦
St. Lawrence's kicker was in bad shape against Taveras and he needed to improve. The J♦3♥2♠ flop changed nothing before the K♦ turn swapped each other's outs with two broadway gutters.
The Q♥ came on the river, completing St. Lawrence's straight as a stunned Taveras had doubling chips sent to St. Lawrence.