Bernard Drills River to Stay Alive, Rojas Left With Crumbs
Level 29
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Pieter Theelen opened the button to 200,000. In the small blind, Jensen Bernard moved all in for 2,830,000. Luis Rojas quickly moved all in himself for 3,260,000. Theelen folded and the other two were headed to a runout.
Jensen Bernard: 
Luis Rojas: 
Bernard ran into queens in the big blind and was in danger of losing it all.
"I won this earlier," he said, as the dealer prepared to turn over the cards.
The flop showed up 
, no help so far. The turn was the 
, adding a gutshot to his outs.
"Eight?" he asked the poker gods.
No eight on the river, but there was a 
to hit his set and run down the queens of Rojas.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,160,000
2,910,000
|
2,910,000 |
|
6,050,000
1,750,000
|
1,750,000 |
|
430,000
-2,970,000
|
-2,970,000 |