A River Helps Park Stay Afloat
Level 14
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Peter Park's stack was short when he shoved 38,000. Mohammad Bagheri contemplated his options in the big blind before eventually making the call for about 7 big blinds.
Park had 
and was behind the 
of Bugheri.
The 
flop offered no help to Park, and neither did the turn 
. The river 
, though, was just what Park needed to stay alive and double up through Bagheri.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000 | -55,000 |
|
70,000 | -145,000 |
and Kenneth Brunette bet 6,000 in position. John Compton check-called the bet.
and Compton checked again. Brunette fired for 10,000. Compton quickly sprung to action and check-raised to 30,000. Brunetted decided on a call and the swelling pot went to a river.
for two pair to outdraw the 
of Brunette.
and about 60,000 in the pot. La Sengphet announced "all in" and put her opponent, Winston Djonli, into the tank for his last 40,000 chips.
for the missed straight flush draw. Djonli tabled the 
for second pair, enough to win the important pot and keep his tournament alive.
while Young had 
for the classic race. 
river came clean for her. 
and Lofaso checked it to Shaw. Shaw continued for 5,000, Sengphet called, and Lofaso check-raised all in to about 14,000. 
for the cooler flop. The 
and action checked to Abi-Zeid. He continued for 10,000 into his quintet of opponents. It didn't look like he would get any action as each player folded until it reached Tamayo who decided to go all in for his stack of over 100,000. Back to Abi-Zeid who snapped called.
for middle set himself. 
