Saminadin Saved by Chop
Level 36
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Thomas Saminadin raised to 1,000,000 from the button and Antoine Labat shoved all in from the big blind. Saminadin made the call for around 7,500,000 and players flipped their cards.
Thomas Saminadin: A♠5♦
Antoine Labat: A♦K♥
The board ran out Q♦9♠K♦J♠10♣. Labat had Saminadin dominated and he paired his king on the turn. It looked like it was all over for Saminadin, until the river gave both players the nut straight for the chopped pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000,000 | 500,000 |
|
8,700,000 | -5,150,000 |