Schwartz Triples; Epstein Takes Side Pot
Level 12
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
In a three-way all-in before the flop Jake Schwartz was the shortest stack with 240,000, Alex Epstein was second shortest with about 600,000 in chips and Koveh Waysei had both of them covered.
Jake Schwartz: 
Alex Epstein: 
Koveh Waysei: 
Waysei was a favorite to knock both players out until the flop came 
, giving Epstein top pair and Schwartz an open-ended straight draw and flush draw. The turn was the 
, completing Schwartz' flush and the river was the 
.
Schwartz tripled through both opponents while Epstein took the size pot from Waysei.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
-680,000
|
-680,000 |
|
920,000
520,000
|
520,000 |
|
740,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
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