The Fall of McReynolds
Level 16
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
The board was showing 
and the players already had their cards tabled for a massive pot. Nick Tsoukalas was all in for 135,000 chips with 
in his hand. Timothy McReynolds, holding 
, was dominated, and the pot went to Tsoukalas who made a huge double-up.
McReynolds, the former chipleader, was left with only 11,000 after this hand and pushed all in from under the gun. A player reshoved and they both went to see the following board: 
.
Holding 
, McReynolds made the flush and doubled up through his opponent who had 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
262,200
|
262,200 |
|
|
23,000
287,000
|
287,000 |