Thurlow Picks off Le for Heaps
Justin Thurlow and Tam Le had gotten stacks in with over 50,000 in the middle prior to the rest of the stacks being committed. The board read 
with Thurlow's winning hand of 
still tabled. The dealer was in the process of counting stacks and totaled Le's to be around 68,000 with Thurlow's totaling more than that, leaving Le dry on chips as the two exchanged a fist bump before Le got up and left.
Thurlow was kind enough to recount the action after the hand, stating that Le had opened to 6,000 from under the gun and Thurlow called on his direct left. The two went heads up to the flop, where Thurlow called Le's continuation-bet. Le shipped the rest in on the turn and Thurlow called.
Le had 
and Thurlow was able to hit a safe river to score the knockout and vault his stack to over 213,500. He talked about it after the fact, saying that he had barely over starting stack when the level began.
"But it's make-or-break, though," said Thurlow. "I've busted so many tournaments in Level 13 too!"
It is looking like he will survive this one with less than 10 minutes remaining in the penultimate level of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
213,500 | 213,500 |
|
Busted |