Barna Turns an Ace to Survive
Level 25
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Dong He opened the hijack to 70,000 and Javier Francort called in the cutoff. Ovidiu Barna was in the small blind and ripped in 330,000, which got a fold from He after a while. Francort called.
Ovidiu Barna: A♥9♦ 
Javier Francort: 10♦10♣
"Because of you," said He to Francort, as the reason why he folded.
Barna was looking for an ace and had five chances at finding one. The first three chances came and went on the Q♥3♦6♠ flop, but the A♠ turn left him one card away from survival as he paired his ace. No ten appeared on the 7♣ river, and Francort had to fork over the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,700,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
1,400,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
800,000
670,000
|
670,000 |