Berger Doubles and Leaves Eluz Short
Level 9
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Patrick Berger was all in preflop for 31,000 against Yossi Eluz, who had him well covered as players flipped their cards.
Patrick Berger: A♥Q♥
Yossi Eluz: A♣J♣
The board ran out K♠5♥6♣2♥5♣. Neither player improved on the board, so both were playing the pair of fives with their ace high kicker. Berger had the queen kicker along with it to win the pot and double his stack, leaving Eluz short with just 4,000 behind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
4,000
4,000
|
4,000 |