When we joined the hand the board was already showing . There were approximately 10,000 chips in the pot and only three players left in the hand. After seeing two checks from his opponents, Stefan Siveski made a pot-sized bet of 8,750.

Gaetano Di Maria, next to act, agonized over his decision. With only about 12,000 chips left in front of him he had to make a chioce: go for it, or play it safe. He went for it. The other player in the hand quickly folded.

A came down on the river, making the flush possible. Although Gaetano was already committed no matter what, the smile on his face as he shoved with his remaining 4,000 was not what Stefan wanted to see. Stefan reluctantly called with his two pair, but it wasn’t enough to stop Gaetano’s nut flush.

The odds rarely make chasing flushes a profitable long-term strategy, but in this case it worked out!