Sexton Hits the Backdoor
Level 16
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
With over 2.0 million in the middle, the board read ![]()
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and Mike Sexton led out for 800,000 from the big blind. Ari Engel sat in thought and finally made a raise to 2.6 million on the button.
"Ughhh," Sexton grumbled. It was now his turn to go in the tank, afraid he may have made a mistake by betting the river. After a couple minutes, Sexton dropped chips into the middle to make the call and Engel tabled ![]()
for a missed flush draw. Sexton turned over ![]()
as he rivered a backdoor flush and scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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8,780,000
4,145,000
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4,145,000 |
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1,300,000
4,970,000
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4,970,000 |
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