Lou Barlow Eliminated in 27th Place by Anees Puri; Puri Doubles Thru Hunter Cichy

Photo:  Anees Puri (left) looks at Hunter Cichy (right) after Cichy moves all in over the top of him.

Anees Puri raises UTG+1 to 70,000, Hunter Cichy calls from the hijack, and Lou Barlow moves all in from the button for 225,000. Alem Girma calls from the big blind, Puri calls, and Cichy calls. Any additional betting will create a side pot.

Before the flop, Puri asks the dealer to put out hearts, and the dealer says, “Dealers don’t have hearts.”

The flop comes , Girma checks, and Puri moves all in for 585,000. Cichy thinks for a while before he moves all in over the top for 1,265,000, and Girma quickly folds.

All three players turn over their cards, and here they are in descending order of chip counts:

Hunter Cichy:    (pair of jacks, flush draw)
Anees Puri:    (set of fives)
Lou Barlow:    (ace high, backdoor flush draw)

Photo:  Anees Puri waits for the dealer to put out the river card.

The turn card is the , the river card is the , and Puri wins the entire pot with his set of fives, doubling thru Cichy and eliminating Barlow in 27th place.

Anees Puri  –  2,115,000  (71 bb)
Hunter Cichy  –  680,000  (23 bb)
Lou Barlow  –  Eliminated in 27th Place  ($15,000)

Photo:  Lou Barlow