Postel Backdoors Diamonds to Scoop Three-Way All-In, Li Eliminated
Shankui Li had moved all-in from the cutoff for around 80,000 over an open from Dick Postel, and Akin Tuna had called out of the small blind. When the action got back to Postel, he also called.
On a flop of 3?K?Q?, Tuna led all-in, and Postel snap-called for his stack of just less than 200,000.
Shankui Li: A?Q? 
Dick Postel: A?K?
Akin Tuna: A?K?
Both Postel and Tuna had the same hand, which left Li with a lot of work to do if he wanted to survive. However, it was Postel who loved the turn as the 5? gave him a backdoor flush draw.
"Diamond!" said Postel. "No," replied Tuna.
Postel punched the air in celebration when the 7? dropped on the river, which completed his flush and saw him scoop the main and side pots. After that hand, Postel was left with around 650,000, Li was eliminated, and Tuna still has a healthy stack with around 800,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
800,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
650,000
291,000
|
291,000 |
|
Busted |