Blizniak Doubles Up

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Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Thomas Blizniak called from early position, then Eric Froehlich raised and Melanie Banfield called from the big blind. Blizniak also called. The dealer spread on the flop, and Blizniak led out. Froehlich immediately folded, and Banfield raised. Blizniak re-raised all-in, and Banfield called. The players exposed their cards:

Banfield:
Blizniak:

Blizniak had the nut flush with a straight flush redraw. Unfortunately for him, most other hearts would counterfeit his hand, as Banfield held the nut-flush draw to go with her top pair. The turn was a meaningless , but Banfield still had her flush outs. The river surely would have been an action card if the players weren't already all-in. It was the , giving Banfield her nut flush but giving Blizniak a winning straight flush. Blizniak doubled up in style and is still alive in the tournament.