Abdulzahra Comes Out on Top in Rollercoaster Runout
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Valentin Schramm on the button and Ali Abdulzahra from the small blind got their chips into the middle preflop, with the former at risk for his stack of around 60,000.
Valentin Schramm: A♦10♦ 
Ali Abdulzahra: K♠Q♦
Schramm was marginally ahead, but it was Abdulzahra who took the lead on the 6♥Q♣10♥ flop after he paired his queen. However, the A♠ turn saw Schramm regain control as he made two pair with just one card to come.
A queen or a jack were what Abdulzahra needed, and that's what he got when the Q♥ river improved him to trips, which ended Schramm's run.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
Busted |