Liu Can't Pull a Spade out of her Hat

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With about 9,000 in the pot, the flop fell {j-Spades} {10-Spades} {5-Hearts} . The small blind checked to JJ Liu, and she obliged with a bet of 7,000. He then pulled out the check-raise, making it 20,000 to see the turn. Liu flatted, leaving herself exactly 6,200 behind. The turn was the {k-Hearts} , and the small blind bet enough to cover Liu. She called all in with {7-Spades} {6-Spades} for a flush draw and needed to hit to stay alive against her opponent's {k-Diamonds} {q-Clubs} . The {6-Diamonds} on the river gave her a pair, but it wasn't enough, and Liu and her giant hat were dispatched to the rail.