Stephen Deutsch Faces Elimination on the Turn, Spikes a Chop on the River
Nov 2, 2019
Stephen Deutsch gets it all in from the big blind for 300,000 with 
, and he needs his hand to hold to stay alive against the 
of Louis Salter in the hijack.
The flop comes 
, giving Deutsch an open-ended straight draw to Salter’s gutshot straight draw.
The turn card is — the 
.
“Uh-oh,” says Deutsch, as Salter hits a king-high straight to take the lead. Deutsch needs to catch an ace or a nine on the river to stay alive.
The river card is — the 
.
Deutsch lets out a sigh of relief as the ace on the river gives both players identical ace-high straights to chop the pot.
Louis Salter – 3,700,000 (93 bb)
Stephen Deutsch – 330,000 (8 bb)
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