Deeb Down, But Not Out
Level 38
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Zdenek Zizka opened to 2,000,000 and Shaun Deeb shoved. Zizka quickly called for his stack of 15,700,000.
Zdenek Zizka: 10♣10♠ 
Shaun Deeb: 5♣4♣
"We need a lot of help," said Deeb to his rail.
He needed even more help after the Q♠J♠8♠ flop gave Zizka a straight flush draw. The K♣8♥ runout changed nothing, and Deeb was down to five big blinds.
"Five big blinds, that's my specialty stack!" Deeb said confidently.
That confidence seemed to work as in the next hand, Deeb shoved and Zizka called.
Shaun Deeb: K♠J♥
Zdenek Zizka: J♠7♣
Deeb had the best of it and his king-high held up on the 5♦5♣6♥3♣8♠ runout, to get him back in contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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26,500,000
11,800,000
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11,800,000 |
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11,000,000
11,800,000
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11,800,000 |
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