Butler and Tabatabai Flip for It All
Ashly Butler had raised on the button before John Tabatabai reraised to 1,200 from the small blind. Action got back to Butler and he reraised to 2,700. Tabatabai then made it 6,500 and Butler moved all in. Tabatabai quickly called and the cards were on their backs.
Butler tabled the 
to have the slight edge in this flip with the 
for Tabatabai.
The flop put Tabatabai in the lead when the 
fell. The turn 
and river 
kept Tabatabai with the best hand and doubled him up. He was all in for 16,925, which meant Butler needed to send over right around half of his chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,200
17,200
|
17,200 |
|
17,500
-14,500
|
-14,500 |
and up against an opponent's 
. The flop, turn and river came 
and the small blind fired 1,800. Ivey folded and his opponent showed him the 
