Maris' Ducks Keep Him Afloat
Level 16
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Martin Zamani raised to 12,000 under the gun and Isidoro Barrena called from the cutoff. Calin Maris shoved for roughly 40,000 from the big blind, which got a fold from Zamani, but a call from Barrena.
Calin Maris: 2♠2♣ 
Isidoro Barrena: A♣K♥
Maris needed to fade an ace or a king (or running straight or flush cards) to stay alive in the tournament. The runout of J♥7♥3♣7♠7♦ improved Maris to a full house, sevens full of deuces, and moved his stack over 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
275,000
-85,500
|
-85,500 |
|
140,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
104,000
104,000
|
104,000 |