The Chips Get in on Action Flop
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
"All in and a call," the dealer yelled in the last hand before the break.
We made our way over to discover action had exploded on a 
flop between Henry Gingerich and Mike Vanier. The former, who had a stack of 278,000, held the 
for the nut flush draw, and the latter, who was the shorter of the two with 271,000, had flopped trips with the 
.
With nearly 600K on the line, the dealer burned and turned the 
.
Gingerich made his flush, but he was not out of the woods as Vanier could still fill up. That proved easier said than done though as the useless 
bricked on the river. Vanier was clearly upset with his bad luck, and he had to exit in 23rd place for $2,011.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
595,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
Busted |