The Comeback From 10% of a Big Blind

Hand 1

After losing the hand against Mario Colavita, Stanislav Zegal started the hand with just 6,200,000 chips. Mario Dolavita raised from the button to 6,000,000 and Zegal called. Ching Da Wu in the big blind also called.

The flop came 10♣8♦7♣ and got checked by all players. The turn was the 9♥ and Zegal and Wu checked again. Dolavita then bet 6,000,000 and Zegal, who only had 200,000 left behind, folded, as did Wu.

Hand 2

On the next hand, John Racener raised to 4,000,000 and it folded to Zegal, who put in his last 200,000, which represented 10% of a big blind. The blinds folded and Zegal and Racener were heads-up all in.

Stanislav Zegal: Q♣10♠ All in
John Racener: Q♥10♣

The chop was the most likely outcome for this hand and the board Q♦10♥7♥7♦3♦ made it happen. Zegal was able to pick up half the big blind ante along with the double-up of his chips and was at 1,400,000.

Hand 3

Zegal folded the next hand, but went all in again when he was under the gun. Bogdan Munteanu called the small blind and Dolavita checked his option.

Neither Munteanu nor Dolavita bet on any street on the board of 3♣5♥A♦3♦3♥, and they had to show down on the river.

Stanislav Zegal: K♥3♠ All in
Bogdan Munteanu: 10♣8♦
Mario Dolavita: 10♦2♣

Munteanu and Dolavita chopped the side pot, while Zegal picked up the 6,200,000 main pot with his quads.

Hand 4

The next hand, Zegal had to post 4,000,000 for both the big blind and ante, and had only 2,200,000 behind. John Racener raised from the cutoff and it folded to Zegal in the big blind. Zegal and Racener put it all in.

Stanislav Zegal: K♦6♠ All in
John Racener: A♠Q♦

The board was K♥9♣K♣7♣8♦ and Zegal won again to get from one-tenth of a big blind back to 11,200,000 - or six big blinds.