Strafford Taken Out
Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Xiu Deng came in for a raise on the button, and Helene Strafford was the only caller in the small blind. The flop came out 
, and a short stack Strafford got the rest of her chips in against Deng. The cards were flipped, and it was virtually a coin flip.
Deng: 
Strafford: 
Strafford had mid pair while Deng had bottom pair and a flush draw. The turn provided no help, coming the 
, but the 
spiked on the river, giving Deng a winning flush, and jumping her up to 104,000.