Derek Piercey Catches the River on Ghadi Akari

After an open to 1,100 and several callers, Jeremy Becker three-bets to 7,500 before a Ghadi Akari pops it to 16,000. Derek Piercey then hems and haws for a second before he moves all in for 60,300. 

The action folds back around to Akari who tanks for a bit before he makes the call, slightly covering. 

Derek Piercey –
Ghadi Akari –

Piercey is ahead with his pocket tens at the start, but the flop of [Qs9c8c] gives Akari the lead with top pair of queens. 

Miraculously, the runout of gives Piercey a runner-runner straight to win him the big pot for the double-up. Left with only a few big binds, Akari was eliminated soon afterward. 

Derek Piercey – 130,000 (217 bb)
Ghadi Akari – 0