Flush v. Flush with Redraw
Todd Witteles raised preflop, and Mike Leah called from the big blind. The flop fell 
. Leah checked, Witteles bet, and Leah called. Then the hand started to get interesting. The turn was the 
, and Leah checked again. This time he check-raised when Witteles bet. Witteles asked Leah how much he had behind, which turned out to be 5,100. Witteles then three bet, and Leah four-bet all in for 11,100 total. Witteles called and immediately said, "I have the nuts." Leah responded, "Then I have two outs."
Witteles: 
Leah: 
Witteles had indeed flopped the nut flush, while Leah had flopped a lower flush with an open-ended straight flush redraw. The dealer then brought the river, the 
, which was not one of Leah's outs, and he has been eliminated from the tournament.
As a fitting postscript, on the very next hand, Witteles raised preflop and got no callers, and turned over the same .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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112,000
5,600
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5,600 |
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