Kaufmann Survives on the River
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
David Kaufmann shipped his stack of 17,000 into the middle from middle position and Roman Gadzhiev called from the cutoff. Roman Nuraev then shoved from the button for his monster stack of around 160,000, and Gadzhiev folded with around 110,000 behind.
David Kaufmann: A♦Q♠ 
Roman Nuraev: A♣K♦
Kaufmann was in danger of heading to the rail and moved a step closer to elimination on the 9♥4♥A♠ flop. The J♣ on the turn was close, but not close enough for Kaufmann, who had one last shot at survival. Luckily for Kaufmann, the Q♥ dropped on the river just as he was standing up getting ready to leave, which earned him a triple-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000 | |
|
110,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |