Sligh Wins Classic Race
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Brandon Sligh opened the action from the hijack to 2,200. It folded to the small blind who called, but then the player in the big blind pumped it up to 7,500. Sligh moved all-in for 34,100 when the action got back to him. The player in the small blind folded and the big blind called. Sligh's tournament life was at risk.
Brandon Sligh: 
Big Blind: 
The flop came 
.
The turn brought the 
which gave the player in the big blind the nut flush draw but the river card was the 
. Sligh hit a set of jacks on the river to double through his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,700
70,700
|
70,700 |