Cimpan's Queens Hold for Knockout
Nível 3
: 200/300, 300 ante
Action was picked up with around 15,000 in the pot and a flop of 
.
The small blind led out for 7,000, and Cornel Andrew Cimpan made the call from late position.
On the 
turn, the small blind moved all in with about 8,500 behind. Cimpan, with his opponent covered, snap called.
Opponent: 
Cornel Andrew Cimpan: 
Cimpan was ahead, but his opponent did have outs. Fortunately for Cimpan, the 
river was not one of those outs, and he collected the pot while his opponent headed for the rail.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
52,000 |
flop gave his opponent an open ended straight draw. The 
turn gave the opponent even more outs. Any queen, seven, eight, or nine would keep the cutoff alive. Instead, the 
river secured the pot for Russell, who has quickly built one of the largest stacks in the field.
river hit, Shuster let out a loud "Yes!" as the pot was his. He raked in his winnings, doubling his stack.
runout offered no help to his opponent, who was sent to the rail. As Hemphill stacked his winnings, the button lamented his decision to fold, saying "I can't believe I folded chop suey," seeming to imply he held pocket jacks as well, "I thought you had a bigger pair."
turn did nothing. However, the 
flop did nothing to change that, but the