Maria "femmeonfelt" Ho Spikes the River to Keep Main Event Hopes Alive

Maria "femmeonfelt" Ho raised to 347,225 under the gun and left herself just 52,415 behind. Upeshka "gomezhamburg" De Silva just called from the cutoff, the button and blinds all folded, and it was heads-up action to the flop, which came down . Ho moved in her remaining chips and De Silva called.

Maria "femmeonfelt" Ho:
Upeshka "gomezhamburg" De Silva:

Ho was ahead with a pair and open-ended straight draw, but disaster struck as the turn spiked to give De Silva a straight. Ho was looking to either fill up or chop to stay alive, and the former came through as the paired the board on the river to give her new life with nines full of eights.