Champlin Backs Into the Nut Straight
Level 29
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Eric Bunch completed his sall blind and Spencer Champlin checked his option to take the two heads up to a flop of . Action went check-check to the turn , where both players checked again.
The river fell and Bunch fired 400,000. Champlin thought for a bit and announced a raise to 1.1 million. Bunch took a few seconds and called.
Champlin tabled .
"Is that a straight?" asked Bunch from the opposite side of the table. The dealer confirmed and he sent his cards to the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Spencer Champlin |
21,180,000
1,480,000
|
1,480,000 |
Eluterio Rodriguez |
5,070,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Eric Bunch |
4,800,000
-1,550,000
|
-1,550,000 |