Straight Good For Belanger
Rory Belanger limped from middle position before a player in late position raised to 16,000. The player in the cutoff called as did the big blind and Belanger to generate four-way action heading to the flop.
The big blind checked to Belanger on a flop of 
and he led out for 15,000. Only the cutoff called.
The turn came 
prompting Belanger to fire off another bet, this time 20,000. The cutoff raised and with no hesitation Belanger announced all in. The cutoff player did not seem thrilled with the position but did end up making the call with the effective stack.
Cutoff Player: 
Rory Belanger: 
Belanger was ahead with his straight but the at risk player could still find a heart to survive. The river bricked out 
to keep Belanger ahead and send the cutoff player to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
360,000
190,000
|
190,000 |