Drinan Doubles Up Howard Twice
Dzmitry Urbanovich's last-longer bet against Connor Drinan has started to look a bit better thanks to two recent hand that saw Drinan double up Rob Howard.
On the first hand, Drinan raised to 1,500 from under the gun, and Howard called out of the small blind to see the flop come down 
. Both players checked, and the turn was the 
. Howard bet 3,200, and Drinan made the call to see the 
land on the river. Howard bet 2,000, and Drinan raised all in. Howard made the call for his last 3,500 or so.
"Ace-ten," announced Drinan, showing the 
for two pair.
"Ace-queen," announced Howard in response, showing the 
to double up.
On the next hand, Howard raised on the button to an unknown amount, and Drinan reraised to 3,500 from the big blind. Howard called, and before the dealer could fan the flop, Drinan fired 3,500 in the dark.
The flop was 
, and Howard called Drinan's bet to see the 
land on the turn. Drinan bet 20,000, which was enough to put Howard all in for his last 14,450. Howard called with the 
for top set, and Drinan tried to push his hand towards the muck without showing.
"I'm drawing dead, I'm drawing dead," Drinan said, but the dealer had stopped him from trying to muck his hand and turned over the 
.
Indeed, Drinan was drawing dead, and the river completed the board with the 
to give Howard back-to-back double ups through Drinan.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000 | |
|
32,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |
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