Championship: Straightening the Hook

$2500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH

Blinds 25k/50k/5k ante

On a flop of A♦ 8♦ 7♣, Mike Lydon checks, Chalie Hook bets 200k and Lydon calls.

Turn: 5♦

Lydon checks, Hook bets 300k, Lydon calls

River: 10♥

Lydon checks, Hook bets 900k and Lydon goes in the tank.

The bet is more than half of Lydon's remaining 1.7 million and he eventually calls.

Hook says, "straight," and turns over 6♥ 4♥ for the 8-high straight; Lydon mucks.

The hand cripples Lydon to 800k while Hook is up to 8 million.