Born Binks Backdoor on River to Take Huge Pot
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
On a flop of 
, Billy Cashwell made a bet of about 200,000 and was raised all in by Scott Born. Cashwell called instantly and turned over the 
for trips while Born only had the 
.
The turn was the 
to give some broadway outs to Born and the river completed those outs when the 
came off to complete the unlikely backdoor straight.
Born, who had stood up, sat back down when the river came and breathed a sigh of relief as Cashwell gave a frustrated exasperation as he had to cut out the chips to send to his right.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,650,000
1,170,000
|
1,170,000 |
|
1,550,000
-1,175,000
|
-1,175,000 |