Pavon Spikes River to Double
Gary Mamou opened to 11,000 from early position and received a call from Jakup Breckmann in the cutoff.
Julien Pavon then reached for chips on the button, producing a three-bet to 26,000. Both of his opponents called.
On the 9♦8♦7♥ flop, action was checked to Pavon, who quickly slid out a bet of 24,000.
Mamou folded but Breckmann produced a check-raise to 100,000, putting Pavon to the test for the rest of his stack, who had around 50,000 behind.
After around three minutes of thought, Pavon made the call to put himself at risk.
Julien Pavon: K♣Q♦ 
Jakup Breckmann: J♣9♣
Pavon was in trouble with king-high and a backdoor flush draw, while Breckmann held top pair nines with a straight draw.
The 5♠ rolled off on the turn, but the river brought the K♠, giving Pavon a pair of kings and the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000
201,000
|
201,000 |
|
100,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
75,000
35,500
|
35,500 |