Lopez Makes Two Pair at the Wrong Time
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Belghiti Smail opened to 16,000 from the cutoff. Big blind Fermin Lopez opted to defend off his small stack.
The Q♥J♥6♣ flop saw Lopez move all in for 35,000, and Smail quickly call.
Fermin Lopez: J♦10♥
Belghiti Smail: K♥6♥
Lopez had flopped the lead, but his opponent had a big hand, holding a pair and a flush draw. Smail didn't find a king, a six, or a heart, but instead made a king-high straight on the 9♦10♠ runout to knock Lopez, who had improved to two pair, out of the competition.