Blake Battaglia Eliminated by Arnel Abrera

Photo:  Blake Battaglia (left) and Arnel Abrera

After a flop of , action checks to Arnel Abrera in middle position, who bets 6,000. Casey McCarrel calls from the button, and Blake Battaglia check-raises all in from the small blind for about 38,000. Jake Bazeley folds the big blind, and the UTG+1 player tanks for a while before he folds.

Abrera moves all in over the top for about 60,000, and McCarrel folds.

Battaglia turns over for a pair of sevens with a club flush draw, but he needs to improve to stay alive against Abrera’s (set of sevens).

The turn card is the , the river card is the , and Battaglia makes his flush on the river, but it’s no good as the same card gives Abrera a full house, sevens full of threes. Battaglia is eliminated as Abrera catapults to about 115K.

Arnel Abrera  –  115,000  (192 bb)
Blake Battaglia  –  Eliminated