Pickering on the Rise
Level 8
: 300/600, 0 ante
Dylan Wilkerson limped from under the gun and Jason Gray raised to 2,500 to see four players behind him call. On the 
flop, Jamie Pickering bet 4,500 out of the small blind and only Brian Rast on the button made the call. They checked down the 
on the turn and the 
on the river.
Pickering turned over the 
and that was good enough to win the pot. Shortly after he knocked out the player in the very next seat by making a backdoor flush with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000 | 50,000 |
. Billy Argyros laughed out loudly and Pan flashed a grin while listening to the beats in his headphones.
. Madsen checked, Watson bet 9,000, and Madsen folded.
.
, Willcocks folded after getting a count whereas Mooney snap called.
on the turn and the 
on the river failed to improve Davies and he joined the rail.
. The 
showed up on the turn and Ngai was delighted: "That's a good card," he said and the double up was guaranteed. The meaningless 
on the river as final community card was of no influence anymore.
river and Rast announced a five, Duhamel had that beat with 
on the turn of a 
board to recover a fraction of the losses.