Grafton Gets Shorter, then Doubles
Level 18
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Sam Grafton defended his big blind against a raise to 50,000 of Mike Watson in the cutoff. Watson continued for 50,000 on the 9♦7♠5♦ flop, to which Grafton quickly check-folded.
The next hand, Niklas Astedt open-raised from the cutoff and Grafton moved in from the small blind for 193,000. Astedt called it off to put the PokerStars Ambassador at risk.
Sam Grafton: A♠A♦ 
Niklas Astedt: 5♠5♦
"I'll take a chop," Grafton jokingly stated, but the 10♥J♦9♦4♣J♥ saw his aces hold on for a full double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
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|
500,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
446,000
141,000
|
141,000 |
|
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