Zavoloka Spikes a Three-Outer to Survive
Level 37
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Soraya Estrada opened to 1,200,000 from under the gun and Mikhail Zavoloka shoved for 11,700,000 from the small blind. When it got back to Estrada. she went deep, deep into the tank.
One, two, three, four, five, six time banks later, Estrada pulled back her raise and dropped in a stack of green chips, worth 500,000 each, and made the call.
Mikhail Zavoloka: A♠9♥ 
Soraya Estrada: A♥J♣
Estrada had made the right call and was a clean runout away of bringing the Main Event down to its final three. However, a twist emerged as Zavoloka paired his nine on the 3♥9♠4♣ flop to take the lead. No help arrived for Estrada on the 7♣5♦ runout, and Zavoloka scored a huge double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,000,000
7,500,000
|
7,500,000 |
|
14,000,000
13,500,000
|
13,500,000 |