Lin Catches a Miracle to Dent Rantala
Level 16
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Ruida Lin moved all in for 202,000 in the big blind and Eero Rantala called in the cutoff.
Ruida Lin: J♥J♣
Eero Rantala: A♦K♥
Lin was racing for his tournament life but fell behind as the 8♣A♥10♦ flop gave Rantala top pair. The K♣ turn improved Rantala to two pair and left him poised to collect the pot and end the night with more than 1,000,000, but the Q♦ spiked on the river to give Lin a straight.
"Yes. Let me take a picture, please," Lin yelled out as he snapped a photo of the board.
"Thank you, chip leader," he said to Rantala as he collected the miracle double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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770,000
-130,000
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-130,000 |
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410,000
225,000
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225,000 |