Mokrani Holds On to Double Off Zhu
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Mohamed Mokrani raised to 18,000 in the cutoff and Mohammadreza Karkan called on the button. Nan Zhu then three-bet to 60,000 and both opponents called.
The flop came J♠2♦K♦ and Zhu continued for 40,000. Mokrani raised to 107,000 and Karkan got out of the way, but Zhu moved all in. Mokrani snap-called for his last 370,000.
Mohamed Mokrani: K♠J♦
Nan Zhu: 7♦4♦
Mokrani was ahead with top two pair, while Zhu had a flush draw. The 5♠ turn was no help to Zhu, while the 2♥ completed the board on the river and secured Mokrani a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
920,000
485,000
|
485,000 |
|
600,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
580,000
-494,000
|
-494,000 |