Another Huge Hand for Heiberg
Level 10
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Jeff Heiberg's stack had dwindled to under 100,000 despite making several big hands today, but he just hit another one to vault back up and eliminate Adam Joens.
Heiberg raised to 4,500 from under the gun and was called by Joens in the big blind.
After Joens checked a flop of 
, Heiberg continued for 5,000. This was met by a check-raise to 13,000 from Joens.
Heiberg responded by moving all in for Joens' remaining 55,000, which Joens called.
Adam Joens: 
Jeff Heiberg: 
Joens had the nuts with a nine-high straight and a redraw to a flush, while Heiberg held top set.
The turn brought no help to Heiberg with the 
, but the 
fell on the river to give Heiberg quad nines and a huge win to boost his stack back over 150,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000 | 40,000 |
|
Busted |