Platt Fades Foxen's Flush

Kirk Brown

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Jeff Platt opened to 3,000 under the gun and is called by the small blind, but then Alex Foxen in the big blind three-bet to 14,000.

"I'm going to go all in," Platt turned and said to PokerNews as he set his stack in the middle, which resulted in a quick fold from the small blind and a snap-call from Foxen to put him at risk.

Jeff Platt: A?A? All in
Alex Foxen: Q?Q?

Platt was a big favorite to double, and although he improved to a set on the flop of A?5?J?, he still had to fade Foxen's flush draw. Fortunately for him, the runout of 8?2? was safe and he secured the pot for the double.

"Yeah, I put him on queens, that's why I shoved. I knew he was calling," Platt joked after the hand.

"Yeah, well, I put him on aces, but I knew the flop was going to make him sweat," Foxen replied with a smile, still comfortably sitting at 160,000.