Hammers Drills King on the River to Avoid Suckout
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Sherry Hammers found herself all in and at risk preflop against one opponent.
Sherry Hammers: 
Opponent: 
Hammers was ahead with her kicker but the 
flop was an unlucky one.
The turn 
was a blank, but the 
fell on the river to give her the better two pair. The table gave a big reaction to that river as Hammers is now sitting on about 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
flop gave Smith top set, but the 
turn brought Alsup an open-ended straight draw. A 
peeled off on the river and Smith scored the knockout.
flop and she found one caller in the small blind to see the 
turn. 
river and the small blind led for 9,000. Kopp quickly called. 
a pair of kings, but Kopp showed 
for a set of fives to take the pot.
, which was no help, but the 
runout was a disaster for him as Wakita made tens full to take the pot.