Benko Scoops Miracle Double
Level 37
: 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Hand #14: It folded to Tommy Nguyen in the small blind who surveyed short stack Michael Benko's stack before moving all in. Benko snap-called for his last 3,500,000.
Tommy Nguyen: ![]()
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Michael Benko: ![]()
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The flop came ![]()
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giving Nguyen top pair. As the
turn came Benko turned to fist-bump Nguyen, saying "Nice hand." The river, however, was the
giving Benko a four-card flush.
"Wow," said Benko, "I didn't even see that."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,100,000
3,100,000
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3,100,000 |
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3,200,000
3,500,000
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3,500,000 |
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