Houchins Hangs On
Roland Israelashvili raised to 85,000 from the hijack seat, and it folded to Patrick Houchins in the small blind who announced he was all in. A quick count showed the reraise was to 249,000 total. John Andress in the big blind folded, then Israelashvili tanked for a while before calling.
Houchins flipped over his 
and Rowland 
. "Thanks," said Houchins with a wry grin. "For trying to double me up, anyway."
The 
flop was nerve-wracking for Houchins, and the 
turn didn't help the matter. But the 
fell on the river, giving Houchins the hand and a double-up to about 520,000. Israelashvili slips to 485,000.
"I had like 50 outs," said Israelashvili a little later. "Not quite 50, Roland" answered the tournament director. "You hit a one-outer!" he grinned.