Championship Day 1B: Ivan Freitez Eliminated by Ryan Leng and Michelle Shah

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Level 8:  300/600/75 Ante

Ryan Leng and Michelle Shah
Ryan Leng and Michelle Shah

After a flop of Ad10s9d, Event 1 winner Ivan Freitez (read about his victory here) moved all in, and Michelle Shah called all in for 11,900 with As3s (pair of aces). Freitez turned over QsJh for an open-ended straight draw, and Shah needed her hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn was the 7s, and the river was the Ks. Freitez celebrated the fact that he made an ace-high straight, until Shah pointed out that the same card gave her an ace-high flush to win the pot. Shah doubled up.

Michelle Shah  –  34,000  (57 bb)
Ivan Freitez  –  45,000  (75 bb)

A hand or two later, Freitez raised preflop, Ryan Leng reraised, and Freitez moved all in for about 45,000. Leng snap-called with KsKh, and Freitez turned over KdJh. Freitez needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 8d7h4dJs7s, and the pocket kings held up for Leng to win the pot and eliminate Freitez from the tournament.

Ryan Leng  –  117,000  (195 bb)
Ivan Freitez  –  Eliminated