Mavritsakis Goes Runner-Runner to Avoid Final Table Bubble

Just after the elimination of 11th place, Carl Shaw opened to 500,000 from under the gun. The action folded around to Panagiotis Mavritsakis in the small blind, who went all-in for 4,400,000. Shaw immediately slammed a stack of chips in the middle for a call. Mavritsakis was at risk to be the final table bubble.

Panagiotis Mavritsakis:
Carl Shaw:

Mavritsakis was in dire shape, with Shaw's pocket jacks absolutely crushing his holding. The flop brought some hope in the form of a gutshot straight draw: . The turn meant that the two would now chop if Mavritsakis hit his draw, but it did give him two new clean outs.

The river was put out and the whole table was shocked as Mavritsakis rivered trips to crack the jacks of Shaw. Shaw stood up and grumbled to himself about how he had been waiting for a spot like this for four days straight, and how it all had gone array.