Austin Tournaments

Players Make a Deal; Play Continues

Written by Kirk | Jul 17, 2025 9:16:48 AM

With four players remaining, players asked to pause the clock to look at ICM numbers. Stacks were relatively even and a deal was made to secure ICM numbers while subtracting $500 from each player. Players would resume action to play for the remaining $2,000.

Jeffrey Urbanovsky would take 4th place for $6,665. Jonathan Dull eliminated Urbanovsky with A9 versus A4 on a board of Q♥9♠8♠K♣2♣.

Dull also would eliminate Steven Sanchez in 3rd place for $9,585. Sanchez' elimination developed blind on blind. Sanchez opened to 130,000, Dull raised to 350,000, and Sanchez quickly jammed and was called even quicker.

Sanchez held A♠8♠ and Dull tabled Q♣Q♥. The flop provided a set and a sweat on K♠Q♠9♦.

Sanchez would need to hit his flush or make running broadway in order to stay alive. The flush and backdoor straight never came on the 3♦ turn and T♥ river.