Raman Hits the River to Avoid Elimination
Level 3
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Ray Attiyah limped under the gun before Stephen Garner raised to 1,500 from middle position. Naing Thu called from the hijack, but Sivakumar Raman squeezed to 7,000 from the cutoff. Preston Johnson jammed for 41,600 from the big blind, which got three folds before Raman called for his stack of roughly 34,000.
Sivakumar Raman: J♣J♦ 
Preston Johnson: A♠K♣
Raman needed to win the flip to stay alive. The 10♣2♠2♣ flop was great for Raman, but the K♦ turn was a disaster as Johnson improved to top pair. However, the J♠ on the river gave Raman a set and he reacted by bashing the table in celebration. The pot was pushed to Raman and Johnson was left with just 8,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
62,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
8,000
8,000
|
8,000 |