Johnson Stays Alive
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Rich Dixon open-limped in middle position and saw Bobby Garcia limp behind in the cutoff. Svetlana Martie completed her small blind and Peter Johnson checked his option in the big blind, taking action four ways to a flop of 
.
Martie checked and then Johnson jammed all in for 30,000. Dixon found a call and both players behind folded.
Peter Johnson: 
Rich Dixon: 
"I never thought he'd do that with a four," said Dixon after seeing Johnson's hand. Drawing slim, the turn 
gave him the most amount of outs possible to send Johnson packing. The river then came 
, improving both players with Dixon's nut flush remaining second best to Johnson's full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
242,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
169,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
92,500
49,500
|
49,500 |
|
72,500
53,000
|
53,000 |