Fortunate Flop Saves Pitavy from the Rail
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Shaun Deeb made it 4,000 on the button with Zdenek Zizka calling from the small blind. Emilien Pitavy squeezed it up to 18,000 from the big blind, causing Deeb to four-bet to 45,000. Zizka folded, but Pitavy five-bet jammed for 150,500. Deeb snap-called with the covering stack.
Emilien Pitavy : A♥Q♥ 
Shaun Deeb: A♦K♦
Pitavy was in rough shape with ace-queen against the big slick of Deeb and needed some hearts or a queen to survive.
The dealer fanned out a flop of Q♠5♠8♥, propelling Pitavy into the lead with top pair. Deeb picked up some extra outs in the form of a gutshot on the J♦ turn, but the 7♦ on the river was a brick.
Pitavy doubled to around 300,000, while Deeb was left with 75,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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425,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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310,000
158,300
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158,300 |
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75,000
160,000
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160,000 |
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