I got there just in time to see the cards turned over, Ylva Thorsrud covering her opponent Frederic Janik by the narrowest of margins.
Thorsrud: :::Ad :::Tc
Janik: :::Ac :::Kh
Board: :::Jh :::6s :::Qh :::Td :::3d
The ten which paired Thorsrud up also brought her opponent the Broadway straight, and he duly doubled up to 35,000 – still below average. Thorsrud meanwhile was left with just 400. Of that, 100 went in as the ante and the rest went in as a partial big blind.
Janik limped in the next hand, and after making a small bet on the turn to push the small blind out of the hand, he and Thorsrud were once again on their backs, playing for mere shrapnel on Janik’s part and her entire tournament life on Thorsrud’s.
Thorsrud: J-2
Janik: K-7
Board: 6-6-5-K-9
