Saaskilahti Cracks Turchi's Kings in Brutal Elimination
Level 29
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Heads-up in a blind versus blind battle, Virgile Turchi called from the small blind and Lauri Saaskilahti raised enough to put Turchi all in for his last 1,700,000. Turchi snap-called to put himself at risk.
Virgile Turchi: K♥K♠
Lauri Saaskilahti: J♥9♣
Turchi had Saaskilahti crushed with his Cowboys, but had a sweat after the J♣3♠5♣ flop paired Saaskilahti's jack.
The 6♠ turn changed nothing, but the 9♠ river got a collective groan from players at the table as it had improved Saaskilahti to two pair for the elimination on a bad beat.