Hammond Hits Flush On River To Survive
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Max Silver raised to 5,500 and Milos Petakovic reraised to 13,000. Mark Hammond went all in for his remaining 7,000 chips. Max Silver called Petakovic's reraise and two players went to the flop to play for a side pot.
The flop came 
and both players checked. The turn was the 
. Silver checked, Petakovic bet 15,000 and Silver folded. Petakovic and Hammond flipped their cards.
Mark Hammond: 
Milos Petakovic: 
"I'm live," said Hammond. "I wasn't sure if I should even gamble with it..."
Despite Petakovic having hit a set of queens, Hammond was indeed live. The river came the 
and he made his flush to triple up and survive to see another hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
51,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
26,000
-21,500
|
-21,500 |