Nyholm Hits a Lucky River to Double Up
Level 31
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Maksym Mamon in the cutoff raised to 500,000. Joona Nyholm in the small blind three-bet all-in for 2,100,000. Hengtao Zhu in the big blind folded and Mamon called.
Joona Nyholm: Q♥J♥ 
Maksym Mamon: 9♠9♥
Nyholm was "at risk of elimination" but managed to win the flip thanks to a lucky river on 8♣A♠6♠A♥J♦ and doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,000,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
10,000,000
2,550,000
|
2,550,000 |
|
4,700,000
2,600,000
|
2,600,000 |