Just before the recent break we watched Elia Ahmadian double up to push his stack up above the 230,000 mark - but according to Ahmadian and his tablemate John Hall, he had recently risen from the dead.
Ahmadian had previously owned a big stack of about 360,000, but he was nailed to the cross when his 
was run down by 
when a ten hit the board.
That loss had sent Ahmadian to the brink with just 23,000 left to his name, but he then got the last of it in with 
and found no less than four callers. Facing yet again - in addition to a motley crew of competing hands - Ahmadian made two pair on the river after flopping an ace, with fifth street falling .
On the very next deal, sitting in the big blind, Ahmadian watched the action fold around to the small blind, and that player shove all in for 115,000 effective. With 
in the hole Ahmadian's decision was easy enough, and the final board rolled out 
to bring him all the way back from the dead on a day dedicated to the original master of that very same feat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
234,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
with a sullen expression, knowing his admission was indeed true.
and saying "alright, you're live."
with the six in the window and the straight draw adding a little more drama to an already extended display of friction on the felt. The 
bricked off on the turn though, and the river fell 
to send a small but meaningful pot to Neiman, who busted the player he had been acting as a verbal assassin to all tournament.
face up on the felt.
over for the table to see, the cards said it all.
to find himself in a dominant position over Levy's 
and Borrero celebrated in boisterous fashion, while Levy headed out with a parting shot to show he could care less about the result of one hand of Hold'em.
, Boyle led out for 18,000, and the player called.
for kings and fives, and his opponent tossed his cards forward facedown. The dealer didn't push the pot right away, nor did she pull the cards into the muck. There was a moment or two where it looked like she was going to turn the cards over.
