The remaining six players in the €555 Open-Face Chinese are on the bubble; it’s getting rather interesting.
Sweden’s Eva “Chic” Jiretorn was playing her hand, while her opponent, Johnny Johansen, was in Fantasy Land. At the last draw, Jiretorn picked up 8♠8♣7♦; she completed her bottom row with the two eights, and doing so, she qualified:
- Top: Q♣Q♠6♠
- Middle: 6♣4♠6♥7♣7♥
- Bottom: 10♠10♦9♦8♠8♣
Considering she was one of the shortest stacks, Jiretorn was happy. Her joy didn’t last for long, though; Johansen returned to the table and revealed his hand:
- Top: 5♠5♥5♦
- Middle: K♠Q♦J♦10♣9♥
- Bottom: 2♥2♠2♦2♣7♠
Jiretorn owed Johansen 26 points (which translated to 78,000, considering each point was worth 3,000). She made Fantasy Land, though, and the following hand, she returned with:
- Top: J♣10♦9♦
- Middle: 3♦4♥5♠6♦A♠
- Bottom: Q♣Q♠8♣8♥8♠
“Are you kidding me?” a disappointed Jiretorn saw once she saw what Johansen had been able to produce:
- Top: K♥K♦5♣
- Middle: A♦A♣J♦J♠6♥
- Bottom: 9♥J♥Q♥7♥A♥
This left Jiretorn with 13,000, but she managed to win some points during the following two hands. She is still the shortest stack, but alive.