Six-Card Straight Flush Earns a Double For Yu
Level 15
: 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Ben Yu opened with a raise to 55,000 and Brent Roberts called in the big blind.
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and Roberts immediately bet out 125,000. Yu thought only for a few seconds then moved all in and Roberts snap called.
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The turn was the
and Roberts said "Good game," to Yu, thinking he was drawing dead, but what he didn't immediately realize is that Yu made not only a straight flush, he made a six-card straight flush from eight to king. The river was a meaningless
and Yu would double up.
"My brain did that at first too," Yu said. "I thought I was done."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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675,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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495,000
145,000
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145,000 |
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