Flush Over Flush In The Blinds
It was a battle of the blinds with Kevin Calenzo in the small blind and Nicholas Wilbur in the big blind. Preflop, Calenzo completed and Wilbur checked his option.
The flop was 
and while we don't know the flop action, the turn and river were exciting enough to make this a potentially-big turning point in the tournament. The dealer placed the 
down on the turn and Calenzo checked. Wilbur fired out 100,000 before Calenzo clicked it back to 200,000. Wilbur made the call.
The river was the 
and Calenzo led for 251,000. After some thought, Wilbur stuck in the chips as he seemed to almost know he was beat. Sure enough, Calenzo tabled 
for a flush. Wilbur showed a flush himself as he tossed in his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,400,000 | 520,000 |
|
1,100,000 | -680,000 |