Sklar Only Gets Half but Survives
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Carlo van Ravenswoud potted to 42,000 under the gun and Richard Sklar flatted in the cutoff.
On the 7♣5♣4♥ flop, Van Ravenswoud bet 55,000 and Sklar called.
Van Ravenswoud bet again on the 7♥ turn for the pot of 224,000. Sklar jammed for around 250,000, and Van Ravenswoud called.
Richard Sklar: A♥K♥J♥2♣
Carlo van Ravenswoud: 6♣5♦3♣2♦
Sklar had the made the nut low with a flush draw against the straight of Van Ravenswoud. A deuce would spell disaster for Sklar, but the river was the K♦ and the pot was chopped.