Fisher's Backdoor Straight Wins Half Million

Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Action was picked up on the river. The pot had already grown to 220,000 before the board had finished .
The heads-up action began with Walter Fisher who fired out 150,000. Andre Butler, in the cutoff, found the call after some thought. Fisher announced "Straight!", turning over .
"You called the flop with that?" remarked Butler, as he mucked his hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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750,000 | |
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330,000
-110,000
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-110,000 |