Kuerten Barely Hanging On
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 300 ante
Gustavo Kuerten has been nursing a short stack for quite some time. He was seated at the same table as fellow superstar athlete, Orel Hershiser, for much of the day, but there wasn't enough room at the table for two greats. Hershiser was eliminated not too long. Unfortunately, Kuerten will need a little luck to avoid the same fate.
Recently, Kuerten was in the big blind and had a total stack of just 24,600. A player in early position raised to 9,000 and Kuerten looked down at 
. It was good enough for Kuerten and he moved all in. His opponent called and flipped 
. The board ran out 
and Kuerten survived, albeit with a chop.