Liang Spikes the River to Double
Level 27
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Li Liang opened to 225,000 under the gun and Giorgi Arveladze called from the big blind.
The Q♦8♠2♠ flop checked through to the 5♦ turn which saw Arveladze lead for an amount large enough to put Liang all in, and she snap-called off her 700,000 stack.
Li Liang: A♦9♦
Giorgi Arveladze: J♣2♣
Arveladze flopped bottom pair while Liang had overcards to Arveladze's pair and a flush draw.
She needed to improve to stay alive, which she was able to do on the J♦ river, giving Arveladze two pair but Liang made the nut flush to double her stack.