Engel Finds Miracle River
With time expiring in Level 22 and blinds at 8,000/16,000 with an ante of 2,000, "FrankyFunk" raised to 32,000 in early position and received a call from "nightclubb13" in the hijack. Ari Engel three-bet to 161,250, leaving less than two big blinds remaining in his stack. "FrankyFunk" folded and "nightclubb13" reraised all in. Engel called.
Ari Engel: ![]()
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"nightclubb13": ![]()
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Engel found his suited ace-ten had run into a pair of kings and was in need of help to stay alive. The flop came ![]()
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to give him two outs to trips in addition to the three aces that would put him ahead. The turn came
, leaving him with potentially one card left in his tournament life. Fortunately for him, it came
to give him trips and prove to not be his last.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
440,052
194,142
|
194,142 |
|
|
407,936
148,018
|
148,018 |
|
|
133,072
195,813
|
195,813 |