You Win Some, You Lose Some (To a Straight Flush)
Dutchman Tobias Peters just told us how he won two hands against short-stacked players, but that he more importantly lost a big pot against Bernd Vogelhuber who managed to make a straight flush. At the bottom line Peters lost chips, and he now sits on 89,000 chips.
The hand in question went as following, as Vogelhuber raised under the gun to 2,500 and a player in middle position called. Peters called from the big blind with 
and the flop brought 
.
Peters checked to Vogelhuber who bet 4,500 and the player in middle position called. Peters decided to check-raise to 15,700 and Vogelhuber moved all in for 56,000. The player in middle position folded and Peters made the call.
Vogelhuber: 
Peters:
The turn was the 
and the river the 
, and that gave Vogelhuber a straight flush. Peters' still has plenty of chips to play with, but right now Vogelhuber has the advantage on his direct left with 130,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
89,000
24,000
|
24,000 |