Shin Backs Into Flush To Crack Aces
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
A player in early position opened to 5,000 and action folded around to Jae Wook Shin, who defended his big blind. The flop came 
and Shin checked to his opponent, who put out a continuation-bet of 7,500. Shin called.
Action then checked through the turn 
and river 
to take the hand to showdown.
Shin showed 
for a backdoor flush, good to beat his opponent's tabled hand of 
to earn him the pot via cracking a pair of bullets.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
211,000 | 31,000 |
and Palevic check-called a continuation-bet of 6,000. The turn then came 
and both players checked.
and Palevic checked again. His opponent put out a bet of 23,000 and Palevic thought for a couple of moments and then check-raised to 50,000. His opponent took a chip from his stack and tossed it into the middle to call, with the chip making a small arc on its journey to the felt. 
for backdoor trips. 
and Skhulukhiya remained in contention.
. The early-position raiser made a continuation-bet of 5,500 and the hijack quickly folded. 
and the early-position player checked. Katav put out a continuation-bet of 10,000 and his opponent let his hand go without much deliberation.
as stacks were going into the middle for Antal Mezei in early position and his opponent in middle position. 
