Miron Needs to Hold
Level 19
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Renmei Liu opened to 30,000 from middle position before the action folded all the way to Eric Miron in the big blind who went into the tank. After a moment he announced he was all in for his last 173,000. Liu instantly asked for a count. After the dealer finished up he flicked in a call and it was a race.
Eric Miron: 9♦9♥ 
Renmei Liu: A♦J♥
Miron needed to hold to stay alive but lucky for him, there was basically no sweat. The dealer fanned out the 9♠5♥5♣ flop and Miron jumped into a commanding lead. Liu was drawing dead on the Q♠ turn and the 7♠ river was irrelevant.
Miron scooped and now has a healthy stack but Liu only took a small hit and he still sits with over 500,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
510,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
355,000
97,000
|
97,000 |