Meng Turns the Goods
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
With three players seeing a board of 8♠7♣5♣ and roughly 200,000 in the middle, Vadym Sienichkin checked from the small blind, Rami Hammoud checked from the cutoff and Qingwei Meng bet 100,000 from the button. Sienichkin folded while Hammoud made the call.
On the 6♦ turn Hammoud checked and Meng bet 175,000. Hammoud moved all in and Meng snap-called to put himself at risk.
Qingwei Meng: 10♣9♣ 
Rami Hammoud: Q♣8♣
Meng had turned the nut-straight and only needed to fade a flush draw from Hammoud to take the pot. He did just that on the 5♠ river and scored a massive double up through Hammoud.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,800,000
885,000
|
885,000 |
|
1,300,000
-815,000
|
-815,000 |
|
400,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |