FSPC Main Event (Flight 1A): Fawbush Finds A Fortunate Runout

2017 Florida State Poker Championships
Event 20 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em ($500,000 GTD)
Level 10 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Flight 1A Entries: 123
Flight 1A Players Remaining: 50

Justin Fawbush (Cocoa Beach, FL)

Passing Table 5, we'd spot a sizable pot building between Matt Smith and Justin Fawbush.  With a K♠ 6♣ 8♠ flop laying on the felt, Justin Fawbush was to act, having just seen his flop bet raised to 12,000 by Smith.  Fawbush collected his chips, before looking at the dealer, and announcing himself all-in (for 37,300).  Matt took a quick glance back at his cards before calling, and would be ahead with K♣ 6♠, having out flopped the A♠ A♦ of Fawbush.  The 10♠ on the turn would bring Justin some extra outs, which Fawbush just happened to find on the river, as the board paired with another ten (counterfeiting) Smith's two pair.

Smith cut the 33,700 out of his stack, and was left with just over 22,000 afterwards.  Fawbush is up to  95,000, and is truly a "wild card" in this event.  Fawbush has over $100,000 in career tournament earnings, but the interested thing to note is, that those earnings were made in a span of six weeks in 2013.

The lack of results since 2013 could be related to numerous things, but it's clear that Fawbush is capable of making a deep run in this event.  Players are heading on their final break of the night (at the end of this level), and will be returning to finish out Levels 11 and 12.