Snowmen Bring the Chips to Richardson
Level 18
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
One player opened from middle position before Damion Richardson decided to go all in for 227,000. Nathan Hays started thinking immediately to Richardson's left and chose to put all of his own chips into the pot as well, covering all players with about 560,000.
The initial opener got out of the way and left Richardson and Hays flipping for stacks.
Hays revealed his 
and Richardson showed his 
for the race.
The flop offered no help to Hays when the 
, but did provide promise of a backdoor flush draw. The turn kept that hope alive with the 
. The river 
came up short, though, and Richardson secured the full double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000 | 431,000 |
|
345,000 | -178,000 |