button in SafariMelius Spikes River Versus Zelinko
Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 600 ante
Quinten Melius opened to 3,000 from early position. Alexander Zelinko called from middle position. James Kennedy joined from the hijack, and Odeh Wahdan also called from the cutoff.
The 3♠Q♣10♠ flop led to a contiuation bet of 5,000 from Melius. Only Zelinko called.
Melius fired 10,000 on the 7♦ river. Zelinko jammed over the top in response. Melius called and put himself at risk for 34,100.
Quinten Melius: K♠Q♠
Alexander Zelinko: 3♦3♥
Melius was behind despite holding top pair, as Zelinko flopped a set. Melius was not down and out, however, as he also had a flush draw going into the river.
The 5♠ river would make Melius glad he had the flush draw as a backup plan, as he improved to a flush to score the double.