Shpak Turns a Flush to Stay Alive
Level 26
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Davide Slanzi opened to 80,000 from the cutoff and Andrei Shpak made it 260,000 from the big blind. Slanzi then shoved, and Shpak called off his stack of 465,000.
Andrei Shpak: A♠Q♣Q♦6♠ 
Davide Slanzi: A♦K♦8♣7♣
Shpak was dominated but turned a flush on the 2♠6♦K♠J♠K♣ runout to earn himself a double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
|
800,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |