Schaffer Spikes River to Oust Opponent
Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
With roughly 50,000 in the pot on a ![]()
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flop, Brian Schaffer had 25,000 over the betting line in early position and was contemplating a decision against a player in the hijack who had raised to 70,000. Shaffer moved all in and his opponent called for their stack of approximately 130,000.
Opponent: ![]()
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Brian Schaffer: ![]()
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Shaffer ran into his opponent's flopped top set, but he had a lot of outs. The
turn changed nothing, but the
spiked the river to improve him to Broadway, while his opponent made his exit from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
350,000
212,500
|
212,500 |