Hamza Saved by the River
Level 19
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Alan Hamza opened from early position to 40,000, and when it folded to the small blind Carl Shaw, he three-bet all in for 530,000. The big blind folded, and Hamza made the call for a total of 262,000.
Alan Hamza: A♠Q♦ 
Carl Shaw: 8♠8♦
It was a flip for Hamza's tournament life, and the 4♦J♦10♦ flop gave Hamza extra outs in the form of a flush draw to go with his two over cards. The 4♥ on was no help, but the Q♠ on the river gave Hamza the check mark, and the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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556,000
223,000
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223,000 |
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268,000
-354,000
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-354,000 |
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