Fortunate Escape for Poirier
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Anthony Zinno opened to 20,000 and Francis Poirier then pushed all-in for 161,000. David Ganim flat-called one seat over in the cutoff and it folded back to Zinno, who quickly folded.
Francis Poirier: Q♥Q♠
David Ganim: A♠A♦
The Q♦9♣3♥4♣8♦ runout gave Poirier a set and he escaped from elimination.
"I was very close," Maria Ho said after the hand was over, as she had pondered about her decision for half a minute right next to Ganim.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
460,000 | -160,000 |
|
360,000 | 159,000 |
|
125,000 | -57,000 |