Schlueter Doubles Short Stack
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Heinz Schlueter open-shoved all in with a short stack of 16,000 from the hijack and Ivan Burmistrov called in the cutoff. The rest of the table folded, leaving the two players to turn their cards, with Schlueter at risk.
Heinz Schlueter: Q♠Q♣ 
Ivan Burmistrov: A♦10♥
Schlueter had pocket queens and his opponent needed to catch a pair or better to get ahead. The board came K♥K♠6♠6♣5♠ and Schlueter made two pair, queens and kings to win the pot, doubling up his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | |
|
38,000 |