Elias Spikes River

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Darren Elias opened to 7,500 from early position and action folded around to the big blind who three-bet to 19,000. Elias just called.

The big blind almost immediately announced they were all in after the flop came prompting Elias to go into the tank. He did end up making the call with the effective stack to put himself at risk.

Darren Elias:
Big Blind Player:

Elias was behind, needing to hit his gutshot or make a set to survive. The turn was bad news for Elias, removing his straight outs, but the river saw him hit one of the two remaining cards in the deck that would cause his hand to surpass his opponent's in strength to give him the full double and prolong his stay in the tournament.