Action folded to Tom Middleton in the hijack and he opened for 160,000. Alejandro Perez, who was next to act, then opted to three-bet all in for 1.365 million from the cutoff. The button and both blinds folded, and Middleton made the call.

Middleton:
Perez:

Perez got it in good, but he seemed nervous to be in a race situation. He sat with an intense look on his face, but as soon as the flop paired Middleton, Perez became downtrodden. The turn, which gave him a flush draw, perked him up a bit, so imagine how excited he was when the river completed it.

"Vamos," Perez shouted as his rail erupted in cheers. Middleton did not say a word.