Sep 25, 2022
Photo: Michael Sleiman (standing, left) awaits his fate as he is all in, but the betting continues between Po Ho (center) and Octavian Voegele (right).
After a flop of , Michael Sleiman checks the big blind, and Po Ho bets 40,000 from under the gun. Octavian Voegele raises UTG+1 to 150,000, and Sleiman check-reraises all in for 700,000.
Ho calls, and Voegele tanks for a while before he also calls. Any additional betting will create a side pot.
The turn card is the , and Ho quickly moves all in. Voegele thinks for a bit before he flashes for a set of nines and folds.
Sleiman turns over for a queen-high flush, but he’s drawing dead against Ho’s for an ace-high flush.
The meaningless river card is the , and Ho wins the pot with his higher flush to eliminate Sleiman in 29th place.
Po Ho – 3,175,000 (127 bb)
Octavian Voegele – 1,600,000 (64 bb)
Michael Sleiman – Eliminated in 29th Place (AUD $19,880)
Photo: Michael Sleiman (standing, left) is eliminated when his queen-high flush is trumped by the ace-high flush of Po Ho (center)