Khodayarkhani Spikes Two-Outer on the River to Stay Alive

Kasra Khodayarkhani appeared to have the biggest rail here at the final table as circuit regulars such as Jeff Fielder, Cord Garcia, Ben Reason and Alex Masek are sweating their friend. Well, they just got something to cheer about.

It began with Luke Graham opening for 175,000 from the cutoff. When action reached Khodayarkhani in the small blind, he promptly moved all in for 1.48 million. The big blind folded and Graham snap-called.

Graham:
Khodayarkhani:

Khodayarkhani was dominated and in need of some help, and he found a little on the flop as an eight would make him a straight. Much to his dismay, and that of his supporters, the turned to take away those out as an eight would now give Graham a bigger straight. That meant Khodayarkhani needed one of the two remaining fives in the deck to stay alive.

"He runs so bad late in tournaments," Fielder had said of his friend not 15 minutes before. That may have been the case in the past, but not in this particular hand as the dealer burned and put out the on the river!

Khodayarkhani hit his two outer and his rail went wild. A big smile crept upon his face and he sat in his chair seemingly in disbelief at his good fortune.