Jiang Goes Runner-Runner to Stay Alive
Kristen Bicknell raised to 110,000 from the hijack and was called my Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault in the cutoff, Benoit Galland on the button, and Louis Boutin in the small blind. With the action on Yuan Jiang in the big blind, Jiang shipped all in for 1,435,000. Bicknell quickly mucked her hand while Carpentier-Perrault re-shipped all in over the top. Galland and Boutin also laid their hands down, meaning the final two hands were face up.
Yuan Jiang: 
Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault: 
The flop came 
and Carpentier-Perrault spiked a set of sevens to take a commanding lead in the pot. Jiang would need to go runner-runner to make a flush. The turn brought the 
giving Jiang some hope and the river landed the 
. Jiang made a flush to overcome Carpentier-Perrault's flopped set and get a full double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,200,000 | |
|
1,900,000
1,163,000
|
1,163,000 |
|
||
|
1,075,000
-2,245,000
|
-2,245,000 |