Myers Survives; Ector Triples
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Hand #1: Max Young opened to 14,000 in the hijack and Matt Myers re-jammed in the small blind for 36,000. Young called.
Matt Myers: 
Max Young: 
Myers picked up a major sweat as the flop came 
, but the turn 
and river 
kept his ace best and he scored the double to stay alive on the immediate bubble of the tournament.
Hand #2: On the very next hand, Renard Ector re-jammed for 42,000 in the small blind over a middle-position open. The big blind called, as did the original opener before the two checked through a board of 
.
Ector's 
wound up best over the other players' 
and 
to score the triple, bringing about hand number three of the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
132,000 | -6,000 |
|
84,000 | 6,000 |
|
26,000 | -268,000 |