Cory Skolnik was all in for around 450,000 from the cutoff against Yang Lu in the big blind.
Cory Skolnik: 10?10?
Yang Lu: K?K?
Skolnik had the worse pair and not much changed on the 8?5?6? flop. The 7? turn gave Skolnik additional outs with a gutshot and flush draw, and the 9? river brought screams from the table as it gave Skolnik the unlikely straight.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Cory Skolnik |
900,000
744,000
|
744,000 |
Yang Lu |
400,000
224,000
|
224,000 |