Olsen Escapes Elimination
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Gilse Olsen was pretty short with exactly 12 big blinds in his possession when he got it all in from late position. He was called by his neighbor Aaron Duczak and it was the classic aces against kings as Olsen held 
and Duczak had 
.
The flop was an exciting one in the form of 
. Duczak flopped top set but Olsen had the nut-flush draw. Olsen asked for a heart and the dealer gave him one as the 
turn was dealt. Duczak then requested that the river needed to pair the board, but that didn't happen on the 
river.
Olsen doubled up to avoid elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
484,000 | -116,000 |
|
290,000 | 115,000 |
flop. Rezaei bet the pot and Zhou snap-moved all in, Rezaei called it off.
turn gave Zhou a full house and there was no miracle one outer for Rezaei, as the 
appeared on the river to let Zhou double for 316,000.
turn, but the 
river was a blank to let Norden more than double.
when all the chips got in the middle. Zoltan Szabo managed to double up through Hokyiu Lee only a couple hands earlier, but he gave all the chips and more back to Lee. 
and crushing the 
that Szabo was holding. 
river gave Rezaei an inferior full house and he lost yet another big pot in quick succession.
. Szabo's friends rushed to the table to see the showdown:
turn. Tsang also checked the 
flop and the 
turn. On the 
river, Sterner bet 50,000 and Tsang called.
