Event 14: Nicholas Chong Reaches 4.6 Million; “Is That a Flush and a Straight?”

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 312

Nicholas Chong
Nicholas Chong

Nicholas Chong raised from the small blind, and Matthew Lambrecht called from the big blind.

The flop came Qs5d3d, Chong bet 125,000, and Lambrecht called.

The turn card was the 8d, and both players checked.

The river card was the 7h, Chong bet 325,000, and Lambrecht quickly called. Chong showed 9d6d for a nine-high flush.

“Is that a flush and a straight?” asked Lambrecht as he mucked. Chong won the pot.

Seat 1.  Nicholas Chong  –  4,620,000  (77 bb)
Seat 2.  Matthew Lambrecht  –  2,150,000  (36 bb)
Seat 3.  Rafael Rodriguez  –  2,590,000  (43 bb)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is around 3,120,000 (52 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $31,000 each.