Karam Spikes the River to Triple Up
Level 25
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Sachin Joshi raised to button to 120,000 and Ludovic Uzan called from the small blind before Hala Karam shoved from the big blind for 200,000. Joshi called and then Uzan jammed with a stack that covered Joshi. Joshi folded and the cards were revealed with Karam having a chance to triple up.
Hala Karam: 6♠5♦ 
Ludovic Uzan: A♠Q♥
Karam was behind but she did have live cards to work with. The flop of A♦7♠8♥ gave both players something. Uzan hit top pair, while Karam had a straight draw. The 6♣ on the turn gave Karam a few more outs, and when the 9♠ came on the river to give her the straight, she jumped up in the air in celebration of staying in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,100,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
1,700,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
660,000
110,000
|
110,000 |