Flush Over Flush for Sitbon
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Three-way on a flop of 5♣4♦4♣, with Nikolai Mamut and Julien Sitbon in the blinds and Patrick Lik-Tung Lui on the button, the action was checked around to see the 3♣ turn.
Mamut checked again, Sitbon bet 40,000 and forced Lui to fold, but Mamut responded with a check-raise to 135,000. After some thought, Sitbon made the call.
The 8♣ river completed the board and Mamut led out for 85,000. Sitbon called, placing his chips next to Mamut’s stack as if he was conceding the pot.
However, after Mamut tabled Q♣10♦, Sitbon quickly turned over K♣2♣ for the winning flush, took his chips back and scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
693,000
|
693,000 |
|
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|
480,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
233,000
58,500
|
58,500 |