Spataru On the Right Side of a Cooler
Level 5
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
With around 30,000 in the middle on a 4♣3♠9♠ flop, Andrei Spataru fired out 13,500 and Kianoosh Matin shoved. Spataru had around 65,000 behind and immediately called, leaving him at risk.
Andrei Spataru: A♠A♦ 
Kianoosh Matin: Q♥Q♣
Spataru found himself on the right side of the cooler, and didn't need to fade any outs after the A♥ turn improved him to an unbeatable set. A meaningless 3♦ filled out the board and the stacks were counted down. Matin was up on his feet and ready to go, but realized he had 1,500 remaining in his stack.
"Chip and a chair," said Spataru.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
1,500
1,500
|
1,500 |