Thijs Hilberts Flops a Straight to Knock Michael Lech

Photo:  Thijs Hilberts

Haozhen Gu raises from middle position to 4,500, Thijs Hilberts calls from the cutoff, the player on the button calls, and Michael Lech in the small blind moves all in for 57,000.

Gu folds, and Hilberts moves all in over the top for 134,000. The player on the button goes into the tank for a fairly long time before he folds.

Lech turns over , and needs it to hold to stay alive against the of Hilberts.

The board comes , and the entire table reacts as Hilberts flops a queen-high straight to win the pot and eliminate his opponent from Day 1A.

Thijs Hilberts  –  208,000  (52 bb)
Michael Lech – Eliminated