Hughes Back to a Dominant Stack
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
Ryan Hughes started the day as a chip leader but he was down to a nub a few levels ago. It's all forgotten now as Hughes is back at the top.
He was spotted in a pot against Richard Gryko who was under the gun, check-calling a bet on the flop of 
.
The turn was the 
and Gryko check-called another 125,000.
They saw the 
complete the board and Gryko checked one more time. Hughes announced he was betting 125,000 and Gryko took about a minute before he finally threw in the calling chips.
"Nut flush," Hughes said, rolling over 
for the ace-high flush along with a king blocker.
Gryko mucked and Hughes stacked his chips in tall piles, his traditional way when he's guarding a big stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
800,000 | 400,000 |
|
610,000 | -140,000 |