Blizniak Doubles Up
Thomas Blizniak called from early position, then Eric Froehlich raised and Melanie Banfield called from the big blind. Blizniak also called. The dealer spread ![]()
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on the flop, and Blizniak led out. Froehlich immediately folded, and Banfield raised. Blizniak re-raised all-in, and Banfield called. The players exposed their cards:
Banfield: ![]()
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Blizniak: ![]()
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Blizniak had the nut flush with a straight flush redraw. Unfortunately for him, most other hearts would counterfeit his hand, as Banfield held the nut-flush draw to go with her top pair. The turn was a meaningless
, but Banfield still had her flush outs. The river surely would have been an action card if the players weren't already all-in. It was the
, giving Banfield her nut flush but giving Blizniak a winning straight flush. Blizniak doubled up in style and is still alive in the tournament.