Zech Backdoors a Straight to Survive
Level 28
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Quirin Zech opened to 560,000 from the button and Javier Francort three-bet the small blind to pot. When it got back to Zech, he just called, leaving 245,000 behind.
The flop came 3♦5♠7♠ and Zech shoved for 245,000, which Francort quickly called.
Quirin Zech: A♥Q♦10♣9♣ 
Javier Francort: A♠K♠K♣2♥
Zech was behind to the cowboys of Francort and didn't have much to work with. An 8♥ on the turn did give some hope with an open-ender, which came in on the 6♥ river, much to the dismay of Francort .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,490,000
1,925,000
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1,925,000 |
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3,190,000
1,605,000
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1,605,000 |