Dufner Saved on the River
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Mark Dufner got it all in preflop for about 160,000 in the hijack against Stephen Peppin in the cutoff who had the covering stack.
Mark Dufner: 9♣9♥ 
Stephen Peppin: A♥A♣
Dufner saw the bad news that he had ran head first into aces when the cards were turned on their backs.
The flop came 4♥2♣7♦ with Peppin's aces still in the lead. The 10♠ offered no help to Dufner and only a nine on the river would save Dufner.
The river brought exactly that - the miracle 9♦ to keep Dufner's tournament hopes alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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600,000
125,000
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125,000 |
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340,000
280,000
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280,000 |