$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Level 8: 3,000/6,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 70

Michael McNeil raised to 14,000 on the button and Nick Palma three-bet to 40,000 out of the small blind.

“I knew you were going to three-bet that hand,” said McNeil. “You’re so obvious. I’m all in.”

McNeil moved all in for 278,000 and Palma called. It was a flipf for a massive pot with McNeil’s up against Palma’s .

The flop was and McNeil took a massive lead with top pair and the nut flush draw. The turn was the , which gave Palma a set, but McNeil made the nut flush.

The river was the and McNeil faded a board pairing river to double up.

Michael McNeil – 560,000 (93 bb)
Nick Palma – 45,500 (6 bb)