William Benson Saved By a Flush on the Board

Bryan Piccioli raises under the gun to 42,000, William Benson moves all in from middle position for 429,000, and Chino Rheem calls from the cutoff. Piccioli folds.

Benson turns over , and he needs his hand to hold to stay alive against Rheem’s .

But the board comes — Rheem rivers a queen-high straight, but it’s meaningless with a heart flush on the board. Neither player has a heart, so it’s a chopped pot.

Chino Rheem  –  1,300,000  (65 bb)
William Benson  –  480,000  (24 bb)