Zab Catches Three-Outer to Stay Alive

Vishal Punjabi opens to 2,600 from under the gun only to see Attila Zab, who is seated three seats to his left, three-bet all in for around 9,000. Punjabi counts his all-in opponents’ stack before calling and putting Zab at risk.

Zab: [9s][3c]
Punjabi: [As][9c]

Zab is in big trouble because he needs to hit a three and only a three otherwise he will be busted out. The first three community cards fall [5c][3h][2s] and there is a three! The [Th] turn doesn’t alter anything and neither does the [7h] river. Zab doubles up in unlikely circumstances.