Blankenship Gets a Lucky Double
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
David Blankenship opened the action with a raise to 3,000 in early position and action folded around to Stuart Brown, who was on the button and put in a three-bet large enough to put everybody all in that still had cards. Both players in the blinds folded and Blankenship took his remaining chips and splashed them down onto the felt in front of him.
David Blankenship: 
Stuart Brown: 
"I f*****g knew you had ace-king," said Blankenship, standing up and fully aware that the odds were against him. The flop was 
to give him nine more outs at a flush and the turn 
quickly filled up his draw.
"Sit back down!" said somebody at the table as the river 
completed the runout to give Blankenship the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
104,200 | |
|
37,700 |
. All three players checked.
and action checked to Santarelli. He bet 2,000 and was check-raised to 7,000 by Brown. Millot got out of the way and Santarelli quickly slid forward all of his remaining chips. Brown sent his cards to the muck and the pot was shipped to Santarelli.
when all the chips got in the middle. Hampel was the one at risk for his tournament life.
and he made his way from the table while the pot was shipped Caughey's way.
with Sal Wahdan check-raising all in for 32,900 over a bet of 7,500 from his opponent. A clock had been called on her and Tournament Director Patrick Roy announced that there was 10 seconds left to act before the player pushed forward her stack of chips.
was of no help but the river 
completed Wahdan's flush. The dealer counted his opponent's stack and it was totaled to be 32,400, 500 less than Wahdan.
was a slight scare and it came with the all-in player asking for a third heart to hit the board. Much to Garcia's fortune, the river 
