Mahmoud Busts; Lake Almost Triples Up
Level 17
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Samantha Lake made it 160,000 to go from early position and was called by the hijack, and Aleksandr Blokhin in the small blind. Yassin Mahmoud squeezed all in for 640,000 out of the big blind, and Lake shoved herself for 1,250,000. The hijack folded, but Blokhin called with the covering stack.
Yassin Mahmoud: K♣Q♣ 
Samantha Lake :J♦J♣
Aleksandr Blokhin: 9♦9♥
Blokhin needed to find a nine to send two players to the rail. The flop fell 7♥3♦5♠, keeping Lake's pocket jacks in the lead. The J♥ on the turn gave Lake a set and cemented the elimination of Mahmoud. The 3♠ river improved Lake to a full house, as she more than doubled up with her boat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,700,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
3,300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
Busted |