Zizka Survives a Flip
Level 22
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Hugo Machado raised to 160,000 under the gun with A♥5♥ before Mehdi Chaoui three-bet to 375,000 in the cutoff. Machado then moved all in for 1,600,000, and Chaoui folded A♣Q♥.
A few hands later, action folded around to Zdenek Zizka who moved all in for 560,000 in the small blind. Ivan Luca called in the big blind.
Zdenek Zizka: A♠Q♥ 
Ivan Luca: J♦J♣
Zizka took the lead on the Q♦3♣2♦ flop with top pair, while the rest of the board ran out 2♠K♥ and he earned the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,400,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
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2,100,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
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2,100,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
1,200,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
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