Samavati Saves Himself
Level 19
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Navid Samavati and Azamat Tulepbergenov went heads-up to a flop of when Tulepbergenov, in the small blind, shoved to put Samavati all in.
Samavati, with around 460,000 remaining, tanked for several minutes as he considered the decision for his tournament life. "How can I fold this," he asked himself.
"If you fold I show," Tulepbergenov told him. Samavati eventually turned over and threw it into the muck, and Tulepbergenov obliged him and showed .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Azamat Tulepbergenov |
620,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
Navid Samavati |
460,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |