Cortes Spikes Runner-Runner to Double
Level 9
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Valentin Tufan opened to 3,200 from the button, and was faced with a three-bet to 9,000 from Gerard Cortes in the small blind. Action back to Tufan, who quickly moved all in with the covering stack, and Cortes chips followed him in almost as quickly.
Gerard Cortes: K♠Q♠ 
Valentin Tufan: A♠10♦
Cortes was behind, and seemed in trouble after the A♥10♠8♥ flop gave Tufan top two pair, although Cortes had a gutshot.
The K♦ turn gave Cortes some extra outs, and was followed by the K♥ on the river to give Cortes trip kings, and send him the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,400
18,400
|
18,400 |
|
34,000
34,000
|
34,000 |