New Chip Leader Found In Rybak
Ahmad Ahmadi limped in from the under-the-gun position and so did Merad Meladze from early position. Igor Rybak raised to 1,100 from mid-position and action folded to Bennet Schmidt in the big blind who three-bet to 2,300. Ahmadi got out of the way quickly but both Meladze and Rybak called.
The flop came 
and Schmidt bet 2,200. Meladze and Rybak both called again.
The turn brought them the 
, now Schmidt check-folded to the 6,000 bet by Meladze. Rybak did call however.
The river completed the board with the 
, Meladze shoved for 12,050 and Rybak snap-called. Meladze tabled 
proudly for the straight he had rivered, even when Rybak showed 
. When the table and the dealer pointed out that Rybak had rivered a flush, he left the table while cursing out loud and walked away to another table to tell his friend what had happened. The rest of the table still laughed a bit afterward.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000 | |
|
Busted |