An Improbable Win for Holz-Zammuto
We heard a commotion on the far side of the room so we made our way over to see what all the fuss was about. Turns out it was quite the hand.
On a flop of 
, Kathy Holz-Zammuto moved all in out of turn from the button. Her opponent, Larry Reed, ended up moving all in himself and Holz-Zammuto shoved before calling off.
Reed: 
Holz-Zammuto: 
Reed had flopped middle set, and Holz-Zammuto was in a world of trouble with her pocket fives. She needed either running fives, straight or flush cards to stay alive, and the PokerNews Odds Calculator tells us that would happen just 6.77% of the time. The 
turn kept the hopes of Holz-Zammuto alive, but she needed the case five, which would come 2.27% of the time.
Wouldn't you know it, the dealer burned and put out the 
! The table went nuts, and Holz-Zammuto was as delighted to pull in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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35,000 | |
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25,000 |