El-Ayache Slow Plays His Way to a Double
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Azat Jafarov raised in the cutoff and Mazen El-Ayache called in the small blind. Evgenii Tambovtsev then moved all in from the big blind, Jafarov folded, while El-Ayache called for 485,000.
Mazen El-Ayache: K♦K♠ 
Evgenii Tambovtsev: J♥J♦
El-Ayache had successfully trapped Tambovtsev with his kings as the 3♥7♣5♥4♦A♦ board kept him in the lead to earn him a double up.
"He saved you. Ace-deuce of hearts. Good trap," Jafarov told El-Ayache after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
500,000
-262,000
|
-262,000 |
|
450,000
200,000
|
200,000 |