button in SafariSirghi Cracks Aces in Three-Way Clash, Heath Left Short
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Big blind Sergiu Sirghi, Andras Nemeth in the hijack, and Ben Heath on the button got all their chips in the middle preflop. Sirghi played 69,000, and Nemeth was at risk against Heath for his stack of 311,000.
Sergiu Sirghi: A♦K♦ 
Andras Nemeth: A♠A♣
Ben Heath: J♠J♥
Sirghi flopped the nut flush on 6♦8♦5♦. The 5♣ turn gave both Nemeth and Heath outs, but the river fell the innocuous 7♠, deciding the pot in Sirghi's favor.
He tripled up to a stack of around 35 big blinds, while Nemeth shipped the big side pot with his aces. Heath paid both opponents and was left with just over 20 big blinds heading into the break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
484,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
216,000
146,000
|
146,000 |
|
125,000
405,000
|
405,000 |