O'Brien Finds a Diamond
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Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
Dan O'Brien opened to 800 from the hijack seat, and received three callers including Peter Jetten (small blind) and Kamal Choraria (big blind). All four players checked on the flop of 
, and Jetten led out for 2,000 when the 
turned. Only O'Brien called.
The river was the 
, and Jetten led out agan - this time for 4,500 - and O'Brien tank-called. Jetten flashed a 
, but his cards hit the muck quickly when O'Brien tabled 
for a rivered flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
38,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
. Scott Seiver folded, Martin Finger raised to 4,800, and Volpe made the call.
, Volpe opted to check, and Finger knuckled behind. The 
completed the board, Volpe checked again, and Finger revealed 
.
flop, Martin Hanowski was all in and at risk for 20,000 or so with 
, and the 
on the turn gave him five extra outs to catch up.
, giving Sternheimer a motley two pair, and eliminating Hanowski from the tournament. The German was not happy, and pushed his chips forward a bit aggressively before exiting.
against Paul Volpe in a three-bet pot.
.
for the gutshot straight flush draw.
on the turn gave the former World Champion some additional outs but the 
flop and 
turn to get the latter to fold.
river and Lewis carefully bet out 3,900 - Finger folded instantly.
.
