Stern Loses to Egan in Seven-Figure Pot
After a raise to 24,000, it was Dani Stern three-betting to 68,000 from the cutoff seat. Michael Egan was in the small blind and he cold four-bet to 147,000. Play folded back to Stern and he thought about it for a bit before moving all in for around 500,000. Egan made the call to create a huge, seven-figure pot.
Stern showed the 
, while Egan had the 
.
The dealer spread the 
to give Stern the lead with top set of jacks, but Egan still had a flush draw and a chance to hit a higher set. The turn was the 
to give Egan that flush, and now all the Australian needed to do was dodge the board pairing on the river.
When the 
hit the river, Egan's hand was best with a queen-high flush, and Stern was sent off to the rail.
Egan now boasts a stack of 1.5 million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
Busted |