Short Saved By a Miracle Runout
Level 19
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
John Short and Kang Chong saw a flop of 8♦8♠6♦ when Short got his last 250,000 in the middle from the hijack and Chong put him at risk in the cutoff.
John Short: J♠J♥ 
Kang Chong: A♥8♥
Short showed down two jacks, but Chong had flopped trips to leave Short in danger of elimination. The turn, though, was the J♣ as Short spiked a full house. Chong needed to make quads to score the knockout, but instead it was Short who hit the last jack on the J♦ river to secure the double-up.
"Wow, what a turn," Chong said with a laugh as Short raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
700,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
560,000
540,000
|
540,000 |