The Messenger Delivers Bad News
Jeff Blenkarn, dubbed "The Messenger" by our PokerNews team, faced a raise of 18,000 made by Sandeep Pulusani. Holding the button, Blenkarn decided to make his stand and shoved all-in for his remaining 59,500. Pulusani tanked for two minutes or so before ultimately making the call with his 
. The Messenger showed down 
and were off to the races.
Flop: 
Blenkarn bricked the flop and would need help on the turn or river in order to survive.
Turn: 
The Messenger received a bit of good news when he picked up a flush draw, and he had a number of outs heading to the river.
River: 
The dealer delivered none of Blenkarn's outs and he was eliminated. Pulusani nearly doubled his stack and climbed to over 130,000 with the knockout.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
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132,000
101,900
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101,900 |
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Eliminado | |
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