McKain Finds a Flurry; It's Anyone's Game
Brian McKain had gotten down to less than 2,000,000 and he opened the button to 560,000. Carlos Leiva made the call in the big blind.
The flop brought the 9♣4♠5♣ and McKain pushed his remaining chips in the middle. Leiva folded.
Over the next three hands, McKain was able to chip up more by potting it preflop over limps and garnering folds.
A Few Hands Later:
Carlos Leiva raised to 300,000 and Brian McKain raised to 1,500,000 from the small blind. Leiva called.
Heads up to the 2♣8♦5♣ saw Viera lead for 1,000,000 and McKain made the call.
Both players checked the 6♦ that came in.
The river brought the 9♦ and Viera bet 200,000. McKain declared an all in and Viera weighed his options before flicking in the call and seeing the bad news.
McKain tabled A♦3♦K♠8♥ for the nut flush and a disappointed Viera flashed a straight with all black cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,350,000
5,650,000
|
5,650,000 |
|
||
|
12,200,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
6,200,000
5,600,000
|
5,600,000 |