Todd Melander raised to 5,500 from early position and Harold Brenden called one spot over. Vlad Tkachuk then three-bet to 16,500 from the cutoff and action folded back to Melander, who moved all in for 72,400. Brenden opted to call off for 36,600 and Tkachuk got out of the way.

Melander thought he needed some help, but that wasn’t the case.

Melander:
Brenden:

Melander had the better king, and the flop didn’t present too much danger. However, that is when the dealer burned and turned the to pair Brenden. The river was a blank and Brenden doubled through a none-too-pleased Melander.

Harold Brenden - 99,000 (41 bb)
Todd Melander - 36,000 (15 bb)