Berzins Crippled Against Essa
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Just prior to the bubble, Peteris Berzins lost a massive pot against Laurence Essa after flopping top two pair in a three-way pot and Essa got his stack in with 
for the open ended straight and flush draw. Essa would find a spade to double up and Berzins was left very short stacked.
He called a shove with 
out of the big blind and survived against 
on a board of 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
610,000 | 480,000 |
|
80,000 | -180,000 |