Williams Puts a River Beat on Kurshumi
Level 7
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Heads-up on a flop of 7♠10♠9♦, Jimmy Williams bet 9,000 from early position before Ardit Kurshumi laid out a row of red 5,000 chips in front of him, raising to 25,000. Williams then moved all in for 42,000 and Kurshumi snap-called.
Jimmy Williams: K♠J♠
Ardit Kurshumi: 9♥6♦
Kurshumi had flopped a pair of nines with a straight draw, while Williams had a flush draw and his own draw to a straight. The 4♥ turn was no help, but the Q♦ fell on the river to give Williams a higher straight.
"I had to suck out sometime," a grateful Williams said as he took the pot from a disheartened Kurshumi.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
24,500
|
24,500 |
|
35,000
27,600
|
27,600 |