River Saves Stefan from Elimination
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
There had been a raise to 4,000 from a player in middle position and one caller before the action got to Aaron Stefan. Stefan chose to move all in for 55,500, a bet which Khoi Nguyen called from the cutoff. With this new information, both the original raiser and caller folded.
Aaron Stefan: A♦K♣ 
Khoi Nguyen: 9♠9♥
Things went smoothly for Nguyen on the 8♥7♣8♦ flop and the J♦ turn. However, the A♥ river turned the tides in favour of Stefan, improving him to a higher pair and securing him a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
124,000 | |
|
65,500
65,500
|
65,500 |