Cronin Doubles

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Action folded around to Chris Cronin in the small blind and he completed. Ryan Buckholtz was in the big blind and raised to 43,000. Cronin quickly moved all in and Buckholtz made the call.

Cronin: {a-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds}
Buckholtz: {a-Clubs} {10-Diamonds}

The flop was {q-Diamonds} {6-Clubs} {2-Diamonds} and Cronin picked up a flush draw. The turn was the {9-Clubs} which didn't effect Buckholtz's lead. However, the {5-Diamonds} did by giving Cronin the ace-high flush and Buckholtz became our new short stack.

This pot was especially important for Cronin because he needs to finish in 3rd place or better to take control of the points lead at the Rincon stop. While there is still one event going on and our current points leader, Jonas Mackoff, is still alive in the tournament, Cronin is eyeing that 3rd place spot.