Savage Gets Saved By the River
Level 5
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Action folded to Vincent Basilcata in middle position, and he raised to 1,200. After it folded to the small blind Terrence Savage, he three-bet to 3,300. Once the big blind folded, Basilcata made the call to see a flop.
Basilcata called a bet of 5,000 from Savage after the A♥5♣8♣ flop.
The turn brought the A♣ and Savage bet 11,000, before Basilcata raised all in, which was snap called by Savage.
Vincent Basilcata: A♦K♣ 
Terrence Savage: A♠Q♣
Both players turned trips, but Basilcata was in great shape to get a double up, having Savage out kicked, and having the bigger flush draw. But when the river came the 8♠ both players improved to a full house, aces full of eights to chop the pot, and save Savage from losing a big portion of his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,800
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
|
31,500 |