Gabriel Gets Lucky To Soar into Six Figures
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
With several thousand in the middle already on a flop of 
, Marlon Gabriel was in early position and decided to gamble for over 33,000 in a three-way all-in.
He was way behind his opponents though, including the big blind who he had slightly covered, but he was at risk against Andy Cruz in middle position.
Big Blind: 
Marlon Gabriel: 
Andy Cruz: 
Gabriel would need his gutshot to come in or make running diamonds versus the big blind's set of queens and Cruz's top two pair.
The turn 
brought Gabriel some help with the flush draw, then the 
hit the river sending the chips sailing toward Gabriel who hit his draw to scoop the massive pot and leave Cruz short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
109,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
9,500
9,500
|
9,500 |
board, Stewart raised to 11,000 in late position, and then Chip Petit moved all in from the button for a bit over 20,000. Brazel moved all in for more as did Stewart who was covered by Brazel.
, keeping Stewart's set of kings ahead for a pot that eliminated Petit and left Brazel short.
, Kilgore bet 2,600 from early position. Gabriel then raised to 8,000, and after some deliberation, Kilgore folded.
for a flopped nut flush, showing his opponent the goods before dragging a pot to get him back near starting stack.
