Batoo Flushes Out a Player
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Jon Bugayong limped in from under the gun, and when it folded to Michael Collopy in middle position, he raised to 4,000. Then it folded to a player on the button who three-bet all in for 15,500. The small blind folded, when Astivan Batoo in the big blind made the call, which got Bugayong and Collopy to muck, and leaving the players heads up.
Button: J?10? 
Astivan Batoo: A?8?
It was a fair fight, but the player on the button would need improve past the ace high of Batoo to stay in the tournament. But once the board ran out 4?4?2?7?K? Batoo made a flush, to take the pot and eliminate his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000
56,200
|
56,200 |
|
|
96,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
|
65,000 |