Three Outs to Chop, Two to Win, No Problem
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Justas Vaiciulionis open-shoved for 54,000 from late position, and the action folded to Marc Emond, who called in the big blind.
Vaiciulionis: 
Emond: 
Vaiciulionis was in rough shape, and didn't improve on the 
flop. The 
on the turn gave him three outs to chop, but it also took away one of his scoop outs, the 
.
The river was indeed a red queen, but the 
spiked onto the felt, giving him a full double. Emond fell to 80,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
|
||
|
80,000
54,500
|
54,500 |