Rheem Sends Two Players Straight to the Rail
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Jie Xu limped from the cutoff before James Mendoza raised to 10,000 from the small blind. Chino Rheem called out of the big blind, but Xu back-raised to 40,000. Mendoza and Rheem called.
With 120,000 in the pot, the three players saw the flop come down 10♠4♥8♦. Mendoza jammed for 55,000, Rheem called, and Xu called for his 37,000.
James Mendoza: A♥A♦10♥5♣ 
Jie Xu: A♠J♣8♠7♣
Chino Rheem: K♠Q♣9♣4♠
If Rheem could spike his straight draw, he would bust two players and soar up the chip counts.
The 2♥ turn gave Mendoza a flush draw, but the J♠ river was exactly what Rheem had been asking for as he improved to the nut straight to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
450,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |