The River Card Saves MacDonald
Level 7
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Nick Schulman made it 40,000 under the gun before Tom MacDonald, who had just lost the majority of his stack to Danny Tang in the previous hand, jammed for 265,000 from the cutoff. When it got back to Schulman, he instantly called.
Tom MacDonald :A♣J♠ 
Nick Schulman: Q♠Q♥
MacDonald needed to find an ace to beat the Ladies of Schulman.
The 7♣10♣8♠ flop offered MacDonald a straight draw, and the J♣ turn gave him even more outs to survive. MacDonald found one of those outs on the Q♣ river by improving to a flush to earn the double-up through Schulman.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,300,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
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680,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
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600,000
170,000
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170,000 |