Runner-Runner for Justino to Stay Alive
Level 4
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Hermogenes Gelonezi and Allan Justino were heads-up in a pot with around 20,000 in the middle. The flop came Q♣7♥4♦ and Gelonezi started with a check from the big blind. Justino bet 15,000 from the cutoff and Gelonezi moved all in. Justino went into the tank before calling off his stack of 50,900 chips.
Allan Justino: A♦Q♦
Hermogenes Gelonezi: Q♠7♠
Justino flopped top pair but Gelonezi had two pair to hold a commanding lead. The K♦ on the turn gave Justino a flush draw and the J♦ river completed his flush in order to double up and stay alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000
128,000
|
128,000 |
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122,000 |