Flush Over Straight for De Souza
Level 34
: Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante
Belarmino De Souza opened to 8,000,000 with K♣Q♣ in early position, and Bernhard Binder made the call holding 8♠8♣ on the button.
De Souza checked after finding a straight flush draw on the J♣7♦10♣ flop, and Binder checked behind. Another check from De Souza followed after making a flush on the 2♣ turn, and Binder tapped the table again.
The dealer flipped over the 9♦ river, and De Souza led out for 9,000,000. Binder raised to 31,000,000 with his rivered straight, and De Souza used a time bank card before answering with a three-bet to 64,000,000.
Binder went into the tank, opting to stick in the call and see the bad news. That pushed De Souza over 150,000,000 after starting the final table with just four big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
291,000,000
86,000,000
|
86,000,000 |
|
158,000,000
82,000,000
|
82,000,000 |