Fan Catches a Miracle to Double Off Snyder
Steven Snyder was on the button with a raise of 125,000 in front of him before Chih Fan reraised to 275,000 in early position. Snyder then put in 475,000 and Fan turned around to look at the tournament clock before moving all in for 985,000. Snyder snap-called.
Chih Fan: A♦K♥ 
Steven Snyder: A♣A♥
Around 2,000,000 was at stake as Fan found out the bad news when Snyder turned over his two aces. Fan was already standing up from his seat as the K♠9♠3♦ flop gave him a glimmer of hope with a pair, while the turn was the 2♦. Left with just two outs to stay alive, Fan found one on the K♦ river to make trips and earn the massive double up.
"Wow!" Fan yelled out as he stood statue-like in a state of shock with his mouth agape.
"That's PokerStars. Absolutely golden," tablemate Will Kassouf added. Snyder could only shake his head in frustration as he handed over the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,000,000
945,000
|
945,000 |
|
1,400,000
490,000
|
490,000 |