Event 4: Diamonds Are a Holley’s Best Friend

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 12:  Blinds 1k/2k/300 ante

A short-stack was all-in pre-flop and called by John Holley.  When they tabled their hands, they were all diamonds:

Shortie:  Td9d
John: Ad3d

Then the dealer produced the flop, which was also all diamonds: 8d7d4d.  The shortie picked up a couple of outs with an open-ended straight-flush draw, but John had flopped the nut flush, taking away his pair and straight outs.

The Qd came on the turn, which was just more flash that meant nothing.  The river was the 5h and no help to the short-stacked player, who was busted.