Hoch Flops the Nuts
Dimitrios Adrianakos opened to 1,100 and received a call in middle position as action folded around to the button, where Aaron Thomas also called. Both blinds also came along, the latter of which was Paul Hoch, and the five saw a flop of 
.
Action checked to Adrianakos and he made a continuation-bet of 6,000. Middle position folded, Thomas called, and the small blind folded before Hoch announced a check-raise all in.
"A call is announced," said the dealer immediately thereafter as Adrianakos verbalized his action to send action back onto Thomas. Thomas went into the tank for over a minute, stating at one point that he had outs, and eventually folded.
Paul Hoch: 
Dimitrios Adrianakos: 
Hoch's flopped nuts needed only to fade running outs to Adrianakos' overpair, and he did that with ease as 
left Adrianakos dead to the river en route to the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
64,100
64,100
|
64,100 |
|
37,300
-17,700
|
-17,700 |
|
36,200
36,200
|
36,200 |