Richard Flach
A rarity at the tournament, a royal flush came down and so did Shun Kuriki just four spots to ITM.
From early position, Kuriki opened 24,000 and big blind Richard Flach defended.
Action erupted at the flop J ♥️ A ♥️ 8 ♦️ with a bet of 18,000 from Kuriki, Flach pushed, and Kuriki snap-called.
Shun Kuriki: A ♣️ A ♠️
Richard Flach: A ♦️ Q ♥️
Shun Kuriki
Kuriki was far ahead with a set while Flach was optimistic with his one heart.
The turn 10 ♥️ added more outs for Flach with a straight flush possibility... then viola! The river K ♥️ the one outer for the royal flush. All Kuriki could do was shake his head as he walked away in disbelief.
Flach chatted up his referring to Kuriki,
"I knew he had something strong because he usually goes all in or raises big but this time just s min-raise."
| Player | Chips |
| Richard Flach | 845,000 |
| Shun Kuriki | 0 |