Ziyard Hits Back in a Big Way

Zimnan Ziyard raised to 160,000 from the small blind and John Taramas made the call after five minutes of thinking. The flop was the and Ziyard continued with a 175,000 bet which Taramas called after another few minutes of contemplation to see the
.
Ziyard now quickly checked and instantly Taramas shoved all in. Ziyard began to blink, "You haven't got king-nine have you? I guess I have to call..."
Ziyard flipped , ahead of Taramas'
- the latter needed a nine or diamond to survive. A slight pause and the river was the
, a huge double up for the Brit and Taramas has been left crippled.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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5,050,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |
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4,645,000
1,645,000
|
1,645,000 |
|
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450,000
-1,790,000
|
-1,790,000 |