Banyas Flops a Set to Double Up
Level 20
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Nicholas Banyas raised from under the gun, getting calls from Dale Capuano in the cutoff and Xiaoqiong Liu in the small blind.
The flop came 9♦J♣10♥, Liu checked, Banyas bet 55,000, and Capuano raised to 200,000. Liu got out of the way and Banyas came over the top with an all-in shove of 524,000, putting himself at risk. Capuano thought for a moment before making the call.
Nicholas Banyas: 9♥9♣ 
Dale Capuano: J♠10♠
The turn landed the A♦ and the river brought the 2♦, and the sizable pot was pushed Banyas' way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,150,000
675,000
|
675,000 |
|
515,000
-835,000
|
-835,000 |