Derwiche Hits Runner Runner to Survive
Level 21
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Imad Derwiche moved all in from the hijack for 570,000. Aleksejs Ponakovs moved all in over the top for 2,000,0000 from the button. The blinds folded.
Imad Derwiche: 
Aleksejs Ponakovs: 
It was a flip for Derwiche's tournament life and it didn't look good when the flop came 
. Derwiche looked frustrated as the turn came the 
which gave him a gutshot. However the river saved Derwiche as it came the 
to give him a straight and the crucial double up on the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,400,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
1,100,000
450,000
|
450,000 |