Royal Flush for Patel
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
After a royal flush in the closing stages of the tournament last night, incredibly, there has been another one over on Table 3. Jay Patel was the man at the centre of the action with 
in the hole and he kindly relayed how the hand played out.
There was a 3,400 open and Patel and one other called behind. The flop was 
and there was a continuation bet of 2,500, which Patel called.
On the 
turn, Patel had improved to a flush draw and a gutshot. He flat called another bet, this time for 7,500. His opponent check-folded to a 10,000 bet on the 
river but Patel showed the royal flush to the table. The pot, though not a big one, puts him around 30,000 chips above average.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
122,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
. Ilie checked and the player next to act made it 8,000, with only Ilie calling.
turn and once again Ilie check-called a 5,000 bet. The river came the 
flop; neither was there on the 
turn. The river card was the 
and Miller bet 6,200, which Watts called, turning over 
for a rivered pair of sixes and beating Miller's 
turn, Watts checked again and Miller checked it back. The last card out was the 
flop was out and the big blind checked to Logan Young who bet 3,500. The player on his left raised it up to 15,000 and after the big blind folded, Young used most of his 30 seconds time before moving all in for around double the bet. His opponent called and they flipped their cards over.
turn and 
river completed the board and the king kicker was good for the pot.
turn gave Mark Barlow some outs: "A sweat!" he said in the brief pause before the river was dealt. It wasn't to be though, with a 
