The River Keeps Holbrook Alive
Level 7
: 400/800, 100 ante
Yaxi Zhu just raised to 2,000 and Jeffrey Holbrook moved all in for 17,000. Yang Zhang was seated in the small blind and he moved all in as well after which Zhu folded her cards.
Holbrook, who finished 10th in this event last year, showed 
and he was up against Zhang's 
.
The flop brought 
and Zhang took the lead, and the turn, the 
, kept Holbrook's hopes alive. On the river the 
hit and Holbrook made his straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
21,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
||