Michael Laake Turns a Straight Flush and Still Has to Sweat the River Against Jerry Wong

Oct 21, 2018

After a flop of Heart JHeart 10Diamond 2 with about 17,000 already in the pot, Michael Laake is all in from the big blind for 47,500 with Heart 8Heart 7 for a gutshot straight-flush draw, and he needs to improve to stay alive against the Spade QHeart Q of Jerry Wong in middle position.

The turn card is — the Heart 9!

Laake makes his jack-high straight-flush, but amazingly, hasn’t clinched the pot yet, as Wong picks up a straight-flush draw of his own if the king of hearts appears.

The river card is the Spade 9, and Laake’s straight-flush holds up for him to win the pot and double up in chips.

Michael Laake  –  112,000  (37 bb)
Jerry Wong  –  202,000  (67 bb)

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