Zhu Makes Straight Flush
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
With the board reading Shengchao Zhu bet 1,525 only for Steffen Endres raise to 7,500. Zhu thought briefly and moved all in with Endres making a quick call.
Endres: for the nut-flush draw
Zhu: for the open-ended straight flush draw
Neither player had a made hand but Endres was still ahead and around a 60% favourite against Zhu's big draw. The on the turn changed things, giving Zhu a straight and now Patzner needed a heart to eliminate his opponent.
The river was a heart, but it wasn't the one the German player wanted to see - the . This gave Zhu a straight flush and he doubled up to 50,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Shengchao Zhu |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Steffen Endres | 11,000 |