Berzins Crippled Against Essa
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Just prior to the bubble, Peteris Berzins lost a massive pot against Laurence Essa after flopping top two pair in a three-way pot and Essa got his stack in with 
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for the open ended straight and flush draw. Essa would find a spade to double up and Berzins was left very short stacked.
He called a shove with 
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out of the big blind and survived against 
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on a board of 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
610,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
80,000
-180,000
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-180,000 |