Lehner Smacks the River to Survive
Level 11
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Stefan Lehner moved all in for 61,000 from under the gun, and Lars Kamphues called from the hijack.
Stefan Lehner: A♥9♥
Lars Kamphues: Q♥Q♦
Lehner had a difficult task ahead of him as he looked to overcome Kamphues' pocket queens.
He found some help on the 2♣9♦8♦ flop by pairing his nine.
The 5♠ turn changed nothing, but the dream A♦ river improved Lehner to two pair and earned him a much-needed double-up.