Melchers Stays Alive
Level 27
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Dorian Melchers jammed for 275,000 from the button and Jan Bendik called without looking at his cards from the big blind.
Dorian Melchers: A♥6♣ 
Jan Bendik: Q♣2♥
Melchers took a commanding lead in the hand when the flop of 3♥A♠8♦ came down as he hit top pair. The 4♠ turn gave Bendik a straight draw, but he missed when the 10♥ completed the board, meaning Melchers doubled up to 700,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,400,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
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|
5,300,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
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|
700,000
350,000
|
350,000 |