Freddy Heller Wins a Three-Way Pot to Knock Out Kinesh Pather and David Paredes

Photo:  WPT Champions Club Member David Paredes

David Paredes moves all in from the hijack for 8,000, Freddy Heller calls from the cutoff, and Kinesh Pather calls from the big blind. Any further betting will create a side pot.

The flop comes , Pather checks, Heller bets 7,000, and Pather calls.

The turn card is the , and Pather moves all in for about 36,000. Heller snap-calls, and all three players turn over their cards.

Freddy Heller:    (pair of aces)
Kinesh Pather:    (pair of fives, heart flush draw)
David Paredes:    (king high)

Paredes is drawing dead, while Pather needs a king, five, or a heart to stay alive.

But the river card is a blank, and Heller wins the entire pot to eliminate both players from the tournament.

Freddy Heller  –  405,000  (135 bb)
Kinesh Pather  –  Eliminated
David Paredes  –  Eliminated