Schaffer Spikes River to Oust Opponent
Nível 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
With roughly 50,000 in the pot on a 
flop, Brian Schaffer had 25,000 over the betting line in early position and was contemplating a decision against a player in the hijack who had raised to 70,000. Shaffer moved all in and his opponent called for their stack of approximately 130,000.
Opponent: 
Brian Schaffer: 
Shaffer ran into his opponent's flopped top set, but he had a lot of outs. The 
turn changed nothing, but the 
spiked the river to improve him to Broadway, while his opponent made his exit from the tournament.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000
212,500
|
212,500 |
with a pot around 13,000. In a blind versus blind situation, Jones sent 10,000 in the middle and her opponent tanked for some times before folding his hand.
for a straight draw, while Tartar had 
for top set.
and Tartar finished with a full house to double up.
flop. 
turn. The cutoff checked again, prompting a 15,000 bet that won the pot for D'Ambrosio. 
the ace of hearts.
in a three-way way raised pot when Brian Pryor checked in the big blind, followed a second player and Ema Zajmovic on the button. 
hit the river, Pryor checked to the second player who bet 8,000, and both Zajmovic and Pryor called. Pryor tabled 
for a pair of eights and took down the pot as the second player held 
.
river paired the board and once again the small blind checked. Zack did not pause for long before pushing 30,000 into the middle, effectively forcing his opponent all in. The small blind released his hand in short order to send a sizable pot Zack's way, keeping him on course to add more points in his search for the WSOP POY title.
