Flopped Set vs. Flopped Straight: Raiden Kan Eliminated in 26th Place by John Niko Costiniano
Jan 6, 2016
In the final hand of the previous level, John Niko Costiniano (pictured) raises from the hijack, Raiden Kan reraises from the cutoff to 25,500, and Costiniano four-bets it to 65,000. Kan calls.
The flop comes 
, Costiniano bets, Kan raises, and Costiniano moves all in.
Kan calls with 
for top set, but Costiniano turns over 
for a king-high straight. Kan needs to improve to stay alive.
The turn is the 
, the river is the 
, and Costiniano wins the pot to eliminate Kan in 26th place.
John Niko Costiniano – 775,000 (129 bb)
Raiden Kan – Eliminated in 26th Place (PHP 143,000 / $3,040)
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