Wilkie Makes Top Two
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
There was 11,500 in the middle on a flop of 
and Scott Horvath checked in early position, prompting a bet of 3,000 from Sheng Liu in the hijack. Steve Wilkie raised to 9,000 in the cutoff and Horvath called.
Liu got out of the two players' ways and action continued heads up to the turn 
, where Horvath check-called another 15,000 from Wilkie. Horvath then checked once more on the river 
with Wilkie checking behind to take the hand to showdown.
"Top two," announced Wilkie as he tabled 
. Horvath showed the missed nut-flush draw with 
and Wilkie took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
74,500 | 33,000 |
|
57,200 | -17,800 |
|
26,300 | -42,700 |