Event 134: $600 No-Limit Hold’em SuperStack $250,000 Guarantee
Level 28
Blinds: 30,000/60,000/10,000
Players Remaining: 7/637
Average Stack: 1,820,000
World Poker Tour champion Darryll Fish was left with less than two big blinds after losing an all-in to Kyle Caslin but is back in contention thanks to some luck on his side.
Fish moved all-in for 675,000 on the button and Caslin used 30 seconds of time before calling with K♦Q♥ for his final 565,000 in the big blind. The A♦7♦ of Fish was a slight favorite but the Q♠9♠6♥ flop tilted the edge toward Caslin. A one-legged ace on the 4♣ turn followed by the 10♦ on the river sent the pot to the nine seat.
A few hands later, Fish was in the big blind with 70,000 behind and Jeff Battaglia, Kyle Caslin, and Frankie Flowers all limped in to try and win Fish’s stack. Fish threw his last 10,000 in the middle on the 7♥5♠4♦ flop and Battaglia along with Caslin both called. Flowers raised to 300,000 and his opponents folded to the mammoth raise.
Fish showed 8♣8♠ and was in a good spot against the 6♥5♣ of Flowers. No three, eight, or five hit the J♣ turn or Q♠ river and Fish won the pot. Battaglia and Caslin claimed after the hand to have folded ace-jack.
The next hand, Flowers opened to 130,000 in the cutoff and Fish moved in for 360,000 out of the small blind. Flowers called with two live cards K♥9♣ against the A♣J♥ of Fish. A jack flopped and rivered and Fish doubled up to 800,000 as the blinds move up again.
Darryll Fish – 840,000
Kyle Caslin – 1,500,000
Frankie Flowers – 3,150,000