Hand-For-Hand Play Begins as "Belblixtered" Hits a Double-Knockout

In Level 17 with blinds of 3,500/7,000 and an ante of 875, "Kelvingoku" limped under the gun and "BelbliteredOG" limped behind in middle position. Action folded around to "overendwatts" in the big blind, who checked their option to take action three ways to a flop of .

"overendwatts" checked and "Kelvingoku" shoved for 96,000, three times the size of the pot. "BelblixteredOG" called to put action back onto "overendwatts," who check-raised all in for 299,000. "BelblixteredOG" called once more.

"Kelvingoku":
"overendwatts":
"BelblixteredOG":

"overendwatts" had flopped two pair and was firmly in front of both other players' top pair. However, the turn and river quickly rolled off to give "BelblixteredOG" a backdoor flush, scoring them the pot of over 700,000 and two knockouts to go along with it.

After the double-elimination, 14 players now remain. One elimination is needed to reach the money and hand-for-hand play has begun across the two tables left in play.