Lynskey Chops a Big One
Level 20
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
In the second-to-last hand of the day, Alex Lynskey raised to 60,000 from middle position and was three-bet to 165,000 by Marcin Chmielewski in late position.
After action folded back to Lynskey, he four-bet shoved all in, and the shorter-stacked Chmielewski made the call for his tournament life.
The players tabled hands and Chmielewski saw that he was behind a needed a great runout to stay alive and come back to play another day.
Alex Lynskey: 
Marcin Chmielewski: 
A great runout is exactly what Chmielewski got on a board of 
, for an on-the-board straight and a chopped pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,000,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
615,000
281,000
|
281,000 |