Thompson Hits a Five to Survive

Level 16
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The action folded around to the hijack who raised to 75,000. Michael Thompson was in the big blind and called off his stack of 24,000.
Michael Thompson:
Hijack:
"Good luck," said the all-in Thompson as he stood up to shake his opponent's hand.
The flop of wasn't looking promising for Thompson as his opponent flopped an open-ended straight draw. The
hit the turn thought giving him the lead and the river was the
for Thompson to survive.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
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80,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |