Suited Connectors Pay Off for Chengbei
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Li Chengbei raised to 600,000 from under the gun, leaving himself with 75,000 behind. It folded around to Scott Stewart in the small blind, who reraised all in, which Chengbei called to put himself at risk.
Li Chengbei: 8♥7♥
Scott Stewart: K♣10♣
Chengbei flopped the nut straight on the 6♣9♠5♥ flop, but Stewart was still live with the backdoor flush draw. The K♦ turn sealed the deal for Chengbei and the meaningless 5♠ rolled off on the river.