Mangroe Hits the Runner-Runner to Stay Alive
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The flop read 
when the player in the small blind bet 5,000. Firoz Mangroe raised to 10,000 in the early position and Taoufik Ahkim three-bet to 15,000 in the cutoff. The small blind shoved and Magroe did the same for 39,000 in total. Ahkim called with the biggest stack.
Small Blind: 
Firoz Mangroe: 
Taoufik Ahkim: 
Ahkim had flopped top two pair while both the small blind and Mangroe had the flush draw but the small blind also had the gutshot to a straight flush.
The rest of the board was completed with the 
on the turn and the 
on the river for Mangroe to hit a runner-runner to trips to stay alive and eliminate the small blind while earning a full double-up through Ahkim.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
166,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
|
114,000
75,500
|
75,500 |