Desai Spikes River to Eliminate a Player
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Akash Desai limped under the gun and a player in middle position raised to 15,000. Action folded back to Desai who put in enough chips to cover him, and the middle position player called for about 50,000 more.
Middle Position Player: 
Akash Desai: 
The flop was 
. The turn was the 
and with Desai needing a queen only to win the hand, the 
hit the river, giving him the pot and chipping up his stack to one of the top ones in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
368,000
186,000
|
186,000 |