Dowdy Doubles Up; Advances Moments Later

After Jiacong Zhang limped, David Dowdy moved all in with the effective stack of 625,000. Zhang made the snap call.

David Dowdy:
Jiacong Zhang:

Dowdy was behind and would need some help to stay in the tournament. That help did not arrive on the flop. The turn didn't change much, but Dowdy still had outs. He hit one of those outs in the form of the river, which counterfeited Zhang's hand, and Dowdy took the pot with the better kicker. This gave the two relatively even stacks, and play continued with Zhang visibly upset.

A few hands later, David Dowdy moved all in with the big stack of 1,500,000. Jiacong Zhang took a moment to prepare his phone to record the runout before making the call.

Jiacong Zhang:
David Dowdy:

Dowdy was once again behind. The flop didn't change much, but the on the turn gave Dowdy the better pair. The river completed the board. Dowdy scooped the pot, punching the tenth and final ticket to Day 3's final table. The two players shook hands following the conclusion of their heads-up play.