Paduano Flops the World
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Hacine Chatteur opened to 42,000 from the cutoff, committing approximately half his stack. Arturo Paduano moved all in from the big blind with a covering stack and Chatteur made the call to put himself at risk.
Hacine Chatteur: A♥J♣
Arturo Paduano: 8♣7♣
Chatteur was ahead preflop but the Q♣6♥5♣ flop gave Paduano a monster draw in the form of a flush draw and open-ended straight draw. The straight came in on the 4♥ turn leaving Chatteur drawing dead. the 9♠ river was a formality and Chatteur was sent to the rail while Paduano continued to add chips to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
480,000
438,500
|
438,500 |
|
Busted |