Hwan takes it with a higher straight


Lim Yo Hwan and Michael Van Leeuwen faced a completed board of J 5 8 9 10 and a 2000 pot in the middle. Hwan led out for 2100, Van Leeuwen raised to 5000, then Hwan called. Hwan won the pot with a higher straight holding queen-jack against Van Leeuwen’s eight-seven lower straight.