Rezaei Spins Up His Stack
Level 12
: Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Daniel Rezaei jammed from the button for 210,000 and Justus Held looked him up in the big blind.
Daniel Rezaei: K♦3♣ 
Justus Held: A♠9♠
Rezaei took the lead on the K♣3♠5♠ flop by improving to two pair, although Held held a flush draw. The 2♥ turn gave Held even more outs, but the A♥ to complete the board wasn't enough to give Held the winning hand, despite hitting an ace.
A few hands later, Mikalai Vaskaboinikau jammed from the small blind and after looking at one card, which was an ace, Rezaei called for his stack of 480,000.
Daniel Rezaei: A♠J♠
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: 9♠6♠
Both players hit a pair on the J♣9♦8♣ flop, but Rezaei was out in front with a pair of jacks. The rest of the board fell 5♦5♣ and Rezaei was back up to the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,800,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
1,000,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
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|
1,000,000
300,000
|
300,000 |