Palmer Finds A Five On the River To Make A Wheel
After making a healthy raise before the flop, Benjamin Palmer heard an opponent in late position announce "Pot!" and was faced with a decision for his tournament life. He made that decision quickly and called with his . The aggresor in the hand told him "I have aces" and flipped up his . Palmer was not fazed and responded "I'm still in pretty good shape" as both players waited for the dealer to decide their fates.
Flop:
The flop was safe for the player holding aces and for once it looked like pocket rockets would live up to their name in an Omaha hand. The turn came and nothing had changed: Palmer would need to spike a king for a set or a five to complete a gutshot wheel straight draw.
River:
As is usually the case in the complex game of Omaha, the draw had gotten their and Palmer doubled his stack to just under 140,000.