Bicknell Doubles Through Marko X
Level 14
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Kristen Bicknell raised to 16,000 from the cutoff and got calls from Jeff Cormier on the button, Marko X in the small blind and Benoit Galland in the big bind.
The flop came 
and Marko open-shipped from the small blind. The big blind folded, Bicknell called for slightly less and the button folded.
Bicknell was at risk with 
, up against Marko's 
for a straight draw.
The turn was the 
and the river was the 
to give the partypoker Team Pro a double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000 | 65,000 |
|
23,500 | -164,500 |
.
and Cormier picked up a flush draw while still behind Marko's fives. The turn was the 
to give Cormier some more outs, and the river was the 
to double Marko up.
board between Senthuran Vijayaratnam and JK Kastner ending with both men all-in.
on the turn gave him some life with outs to an up-and-down straight. The 
and Marko flopped the nut flush, leaving his opponents drawing very thin. The turn was the 
for a fifth club and Marko held, leaving Chartier and Cormier to chop the side pot.
and Vijayaratnam's flopped pair of aces was best, busting Chien and leaving Conforti with less than a big blind. 
and Bouchard was sent to the rail.
