Amiri Drills the River to Beat Zheng's Queens

Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Ehsan Amiri jammed for 285,000 from middle position and Xiaosheng Zheng called in the big blind with the covering stack.

Ehsan Amiri: A♥8♣ All in
Xiaosheng Zheng: Q♣Q♦

Amiri had been unable to recover from the huge pot he lost earlier and was now on the brink of elimination.

The J♥10♦J♦ flop provided no help, but the 9♦ turn gave him additional outs in the form of a straight draw.

Amiri found one of the cards he needed when the 7♠ landed on the river, giving him a straight and keeping his tournament hopes alive.