Cubeta Gets There

[user66118]

Level 27 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

First in from the button, Tam Ly raised to 75,000, and Dave Cubeta jammed his 233,000 chips into the middle on a three-bet shove from the small blind. Ly instantly called with his covering stack, and Cubeta was in a bad way:

Ly: {K-Hearts} {K-Clubs}
Cubeta: {7-Hearts} {8-Diamonds}

When you're that far behind, a {9-Spades} {2-Clubs} {6-Spades} flop looks like a win, and the dealer provided Cubeta with eight outs to hit the winning straight. He didn't have to wait long; the {5-Clubs} landed right on the turn, and Ly needed to take a lap around the table to cool off. The river {2-Diamonds} was a mere formality, and Cubeta has doubled up to 524,000. Ly is now the dangerously short stack with just 215,000 chips left, about 5.5 big blinds when this level expires.