Adams Down to 4,000 - Makes Comeback
After a big hand with Sorel Mizzi (where Mizzi had pocket fours if we're correct) Timothy Adams was down to 5,000. After having to pay the ante he had just 4,000 left. We stuck around to see what would happen, and got treated to a good ol' comeback story.
1) Action folded to Adams on the button who pushed for 4,000. Jacobson completed the small blind, Leonid Markin checked his big blind. Jacobson and Markin checked the entire board of 
and Markin won the side pot with 
for nine-high. Jacobson had 
and mucked. The main pot went to Adams with his unimproved 
.
2) Thorel opened to 16,000 under the gun and Martin Kabrhel made the call in the hijack. Adams shoved for 18,000 from the cutoff and Markin in the small blind made the call. Fedor Holz in the big blind pushed for 196,000 and Thorel, Kabrhel and Markin all folded. Adams was holding 
and was up against Holz' 
. The board ran out 
and Adams just about quintupled his stack.
3) Adams open shoved and next door neighbor Martin Jacobson made the call for 91,000. All other players folded and Adams showed his 
. Jacobson showed 
and they were off to the races again. The 
board improved no one and Adams was back at it.
4) Adams opened under the gun to 18,000 and Leonid Markin made the call in the hijack. On 
it was Adams who c-betted 25,000 and Markin folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
219,000
31,000
|
31,000 |