Henderson Scores Big Pot Off Mefodichev
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Vladimir Mefodichev opened to 180,000 from the button and found one caller in Hugh Henderson in the big blind.
The flop came and both players checked.
The turn brought the and Henderson checked again, prompting a 225,000 bet from Mefodichev. Henderson then check-raised to 525,000 and Mefodichev made the call.
The completed the board and Henderson led out for a hefty 1,250,000, sending Mefodichev deep into the tank. He eventually committed calling chips and Henderson flipped over for a flopped flush. Mefodichev peaked one last time at his cards and mucked - awarding the pot to Henderson.