Staying Alive
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Arnaud Mattern raised to 12,000 in early position and Bassam Elnajjar shoved behind for a total of 41,000. It folded back around to Mattern who made the call, and Elnajjar found himself about as ahead as he could be.
Mattern: 
Elnajjar: 
Although Elnajjar was a massive favourite, he still had a sweat ahead of him.
Flop: 
Turn: 
giving Mattern straight and flush outs and prompting an "oooh!" from the other players and assembled spectators
River: a harmless 
making Elnajjar a full house
"Yes!" announced Elnajjar as he doubled up, "Alive."