Hecklen Noses Ahead
Level 15
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Henrik Hecklen opened to 55,000 in middle position with 
and Chris Hunichen flatted in the cutoff with 
. It was a battle of the two big stacks heading to a flop of 
.
Neither player hit a pair and the action went check-check to the 
on the turn. Hecklen led out for 250,000 after picking up a flush draw, a bet larger than the size of the pot. Hunichen didn't necessarily believe his opponent but he still slid his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,760,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
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|
3,630,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
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