button in SafariCheng Wins the Tug of War
David Neiman was already all in for his last 48,500 from the big blind and covered by Gary Cheng in the cutoff. The pair had just flipped over their cards, and with Neiman at risk, he was standing at the table to watch the runout.
David Neiman: A♥Q♦
Gary Cheng: A♦K♣
Neiman was behind, but the Q♣10♠9♦ flop saw him improve to a pair of queens, which held on the 3♠ turn and 4♥ river. Cheng was left with just 33,000 after the hand, and Neiman sat on a more comfortable 100,500.
In the next hand, Cheng moved all in from the hijack and was called only by Neiman in the small blind, leaving the pair to go head-to-head again, but Cheng was the one at risk.
Gary Cheng: 8♥8♦
David Neiman: A♣Q♠
Neiman had woken up with ace-queen again, but Cheng already had a pair of eights.
The 8♠5♠3♥ flop saw Cheng improve further with a set.
A A♥ turn brought in a small sweat of Neiman taking back the pot, but Cheng evaded an ace as the 4♣ river was placed, and he retook his stack.