John 316K

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Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 400 ante

The final board read by the river and a pot chock full of baby blue T5000 chips was up for grabs.

Chip leader John Gulino was faced with a large bet of 34,000, and despite having enough to afford a call, he agonized over his decision for several minutes until a clock was finally called.

Compelled by the time ticking down, Gulino suddenly grabbed a heap of chips and made the call, waiting to see his opponent's hand. When he saw the hit the table, Gulino triumphantly revealed his to claim the massive pot. Gulino had flopped the nut flush draw with a straight flush possibility, and although he whiffed on the hearts, an ace on the river was good enough.

With the win Gulino soared above the 315,000 plateau, putting himself in position to bag the biggest stack in the room when play concludes in 15 minutes.