Abrams Makes Huge Laydown to Preserve Tournament Life
Level 33
Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better
Scott Abrams could have gone broke in a recent pot to Hernan Salazar, but is still in the tournament thanks to a brilliant laydown.
Abrams defended his big blind to a raise from Salazar preflop, then checked a flop of 
. Salazar bet 300,000 and Abrams called.
On the turn 
Abrams again checked, but this time faced a bet of 1,150,000 from Salazar.
Abrams went deep into the tank with three million left in his stack. After a couple of minutes, Abrams folded and asked Salazar for an "I'll show you mine if you show me yours" agreement. Salazar obliged and showed 
for a turned full house. Abrams showed the case 
along with 
for what would have been an inferior full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,900,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
|
3,000,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
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