Flush Over Flush for Chivukula
Level 21
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Naoya Kihara raised under the gun with K♣Q♣J♥4♠ and picked up two callers, Venkat Chivukula in the cutoff with A♣8♠8♥4♣ and Robert Cowen in the big blind with 8♦6♥6♦5♣.
The J♣3♦3♣ flop and 2♣ turn were checked through by all three players.
On the K♠ river, Cowen checked, Kihara bet 800,000, and Chivukula made the call. Cowen folded, and Chivukula took down the pot with the nut flush, while Kihara was left with the second-nut flush.