Chip and a Chair for Saber
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Hatim Saber, who had been left with just 3,000 chips a few hands earlier before doubling up, moved all in again for 8,000 from under the gun. A player in the cutoff called and Fernando Santa Maria called in the small blind.
The flop came A♦Q♠6♦. Santa Maria checked, the cutoff bet 10,000 and Santa Maria folded leaving Saber at risk against the cutoff.
Hatim Saber: Q♥J♠
Cutoff: A♠9♠
Things looked grim for Saber, who held second-pair and was up against top pair. That all changed when he improved to two pair on the J♥ turn and held from there on the 2♦ river to score a full quadruple up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
32,000
28,500
|
28,500 |