Read Spikes the River to Survive
Level 31
: Blinds 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante
Norman Nelson opened to 480,000 under the gun and Christina Read called on the button off around six blinds.
The 8♠3♠2♦ flop checked through to the 9♠ turn which saw Nelson check again to Read who moved all in for 955,000 and Nelson snapped it off.
Norman Nelson: A♥9♥
Christina Read: K♣Q♣
Nelson turned top pair, top kicker, but Read had two live overcards. However, the Q♦ would roll off on the river, giving Read the winner to survive in miraculous fashion.
"That's poker!" Read added as she stacked her newfound chips.