Shack-Harris' Two Pair Beats Zhu's Two Pair
Level 7
: 150/300, 25 ante
After Yaxi Zhu checked the 
flop, Brandon Shack-Harris bet 500. Zhu made the call, and the turn was the 
. Both players checked to see the 
fall on the river, and Zhu led with a bet of 1,350. Shack-Harris called.
Zhu tabled the 
for two pair, but Shack-Harris had a better two pair with the 
, and he won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
19,500
7,800
|
7,800 |
|
||
|
7,700
-3,300
|
-3,300 |
and four-card flushed the pocket fours of the German. Danzer's countryman Heinz Kamutzki was equally fortunate after calling all in out of the big blind for 3,500 chips.
and Kamutzki was ahead with 
. It was all fine until the 
turn, but the 
flop kept Lindeblad firmly in the lead, an the 
turn meant Lechich needed either an ace or king on the river to double. The dealer burned on last time and put out the 
turn was no help to Shack-Harris, and neither was the 
river. With that, the big blind doubled and Shack-Harris dropped down to 6,100.
. The opponent was slightly ahead with 
flop didn't provide any immediate threats, but then the dealer burned and turned a 
