Zabrodskyy All Smiles With Ace-High Flush
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Vasyl Zabrodskyy opened to 85,000 on the button and Willem de Jong defended out of the big blind.
"Why call? Raise! This is a button bluff!" Zabrodskyy goaded as De Jong sat still. "Smile please!"
De Jong checked on the flop of 
and Zabrodskyy bet 40,000. De Jong called. De Jong checked again on the 
turn and Zabrodskyy checked back.
De Jong led out for 100,000 on the 
river and Zabrodskyy raised to 300,000. De Jong called. Zabrodskyy showed 
for an ace-high flush and De Jong mucked as he showed the 
.
"River ten (of diamonds), big river," commented Zabrodskyy about the card that would've given de Jong a straight flush and Zabrodskyy a royal flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,500,000 | 700,000 |
|
625,000 | -525,000 |