Zobian Goes Runner-Runner Flush on the Final Table Bubble
Level 25
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Yuzhou Yin opened from the cutoff to 100,000 and Aram Zobian three-bet to 570,000, leaving himself just 60,000 chips behind. Jonathan Pastore sat in the small blind and called, which got Yin to fold.
The flop fell 2♥K♣4♠ and Zobian got his last 60,000 chips into the middle and was at risk.
Aram Zobian: Q♥10♥ 
Jonathan Pastore: 8♦8♣
Zobian needed to find some help and picked up a number of extra outs when the J♥ landed on the turn. Any ace, queen, ten, nine, or heart would save Zobian from being eliminated, otherwise the first final table of the 2024 WSOP would be set.
The final table party was put on hold momentarily as the 3♥ river improved Zobian to a flush, and kept him in contention with ten players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,450,000
820,000
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820,000 |
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1,350,000
-450,000
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-450,000 |
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