Pauli Finds a Miracle River
Level 17
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
German professional Sebastian Pauli was on the verge of being eliminated after getting all his chips in on the turn, but a miracle card on the river saved him and moved him above average stack.
Pauli was in the big bind and up against the player on the button. On the 
flop, Pauli check-raised his opponent's 11,000 bet and was called.
The turn came the 
, and Pauli moved all in for around 35,000. His opponent snap-called and Pauli was in bad shape.
Sebastian Pauli: 
Opponent: 
River: 
Pauli was behind with two pair versus a set of eights, and just as he half stood up from his chair, the ace-of-spades hit the river to give him a full house, and with a surprised look on his face he sat back down to rebuild his new stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000
104,000
|
104,000 |