Wednesday, November 16, 2022 9:38 PM Local Time
Pastore Goes Runner-Runner
Flush for the Double
Jonathan Pastore called from the button with and Omar Eljach raised to 1.4 million with . Pastore called.
The flop came , giving Eljach a flush draw while Pastore nailed his queen. Eljach continued for 800,000 and Pastore called.
The turn brought the , giving both players a flush draw. Eljach kept firing, this time for 1.8 million. Pastore made the call.
The river gave Pastore the runner-runner flush while Eljach made a pair of tens. Pastore shoved all in for 7,050,000 into the pot of 8 million. Eljach would go into the tank for about a minute before making the call, believing he could be hero-calling to win it all.
Instead, Pastore earned an important double-up and his tournament continued.
Jonathan Pastore - 22,500,000
Omar Eljach - 53,800,000