Barracano Smacks the Turn to Leave Briggs on Crumbs
Level 39
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Donald Briggs completed from the small blind and Lionel Barracano jammed for 12,700,000 from the big blind. Briggs snap-called with only a few big blinds more than Barracano.
Lionel Barracano: 9♦8♦
Donald Briggs: K♠Q♦
Briggs' trap had worked perfectly, as Barracano jammed with a suited connector and needed to connect with the board or the tournament would be heads-up.
The 10♦6♥4♥ flop gave Barracano additional outs with an open-ended straight draw.
Barracano got there on the 7♦ turn, making a straight and leaving Briggs drawing dead. After the 7♠ completed the board, Barracano climbed to around 26,000,000, while Briggs was left with just a few big blinds.