Holtz Flops a Flush To Survive
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Before the level change, John Riordan opened to 35,000 and Michael Holtz three-bet to 130,000. Riordan pushed forward a stack of 500,000 and Holtz called all in for his last 385,000.
Michael Holtz: 
John Riordan: 
Holtz drilled the 
flop for a flush and the 
runout was clean as Holtz doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |
|
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|
750,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
||
and action checked to Weisman who bet 20,000 which was only called by Ghodosi. 
saw Weisman size up to 115,000 and Ghodosi called once more. 
saw Weisman check and Ghodosi bet 175,000, sending Weisman into the tank. After some time he folded, ceding the pot to Ghodosi before asking him if he had hit a one outer, to which Ghodosi's response was a shrug.
and action checked to Van Wesemael who bet 90,000, folding out the player on the button. Hayes moved all-in for 290,000 effective and Van Wesemael called to put himself at risk. 
and Hayes made a eight high straight to eliminate Van Wesemael from the tournament.
river when John Riordan bet 100,000 and Joshua Stefansky quickly called. 
for a pair of kings, but Stefansky had it beat with 
for trip fives. 
