Lees Has Top Set Cracked by Runner-Runner Straight
Level 5
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Johan Lees opened from early position and Noah Schwartz called in the hijack before Tomas Jozonis three-bet to 70,000 in the big blind. Both opponents called.
Jozonis continued for 115,000 on the flop of 2♣J♠6♠ and both opponents called. Jozonis then checked on the 5♣ turn and Lees moved all in for 312,000. Schwartz used a time bank before calling with slightly less and Jozonis got out of the way.
Noah Schwartz: 9♠8♠ 
Johan Lees: J♥J♦
Lees had top set against nine-high but had to fade his opponent's flush and backdoor straight outs. He couldn't do so as the dealer put down the 7♦ river to give Schwartz a straight to put a tough beat on Lees.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
850,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
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|
650,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
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25,000 |