Butler Gets Scooped
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Ashly Butler put Vladimir Shchmelev all in on a flop of 
. He called.
Butler: 
Shchmelev: 
Butler was ahead with a pair of tens and a flush draw, while Shchmelev had a better low draw and a better straight draw. The turn was a 
, changing nothing and leaving Butler in prime position to scoop the pot and enter heads-up play with a huge lead. However, the river came 
, and though Butler initially thought he was chopping with a straight against Shchmelev's low, Shchmelev had the better straight with a nine-high one, so he scooped Butler and grabbed the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,970,000
855,000
|
855,000 |
|
1,130,000
-970,000
|
-970,000 |