Brandstrom Runs Into Queens
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Stephen Song opened to 3,000 from the hijack and Simon Brandstrom three-bet jammed a short stack from the cutoff before Jimmy Saft re-shoved in the small blind. Song got out of the way.
Simon Brandstrom: 
Jimmy Saft: 
Brandstrom had a strong shot at doubling as the flop landed 
to give him a flush draw, but the board then bricked out 
to mark his elimination.
"Always a sweat!" Saft said in relief.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
130,000
22,500
|
22,500 |
|
Busted | |
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. Livschitz checked, Coelho checked and Bithell bet out for 3,500. Livschitz folded and Coelho called. The turn was the 
. Coelho checked and Bithell bet out again for 17,000, which Coelho once again called. 
and both players checked to showdown. Coelho showed 
and Bithell showed 
. Both players had king high and Bithell's kicker played to win him the pot.
flop. 
turn, the Frenchman led out for 9,000 and was quickly called. Guilbert then used up a time bank before firing another 10,500 on the 
river. Rezaei then opted to use a time bank of his own before calling. 
for a king-high straight. Rezaei flashed his 
flop and Karam called. Seidel then sized up to 13,000 on the 
turn and Karam laid it down to earn the Poker Hall of Famer the pot.
turn and Volkmann checked back. The 
and Aerts checked again. Calderone bet out for 25,000 and Aerts called. 
