Trickett Takes a HitA nasty one for Sam.
I joined the flop of
with Sam contesting the pot with Mark Docherty.
Mark had shoved all-in and Sam said "I think we're flipping here...", perhaps expecting a flush draw and an overcard before calling with
.
He needn't have worried, he was in much better shape than a flip with his top pair against Docherty's
straight draw.
With all eyes eagerly watching, the turn blanked out as the
, before a
spiked on the river to complete Docherty's straight.
Sam shook his head and made a sound like a cat trying to cough up a furball, as his stack took a possibly critical hit, Trickett reduced to just 90k or so now...
Docherty sheepishly offered an "unlucky mate" as he picked up his chips.
That hand led to a temporary cessation in play as the players take a 15 minute break before the race to the final table continues.