"anonymstruts" Spikes River for Huge Double
Level 32
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 16,000 ante
"Imbajimbaa" limped the button before calling a raise to 480,000.
On the 8♥K♥5♣ flop, "anonymstruts" led out for 496,000. "Imbajimbaa" responded with a raise to 2,480,00, which was met with an all-in for 5,383,312, which got a call.
"anonymstruts": 9♠9♥7♥7♦
"Imbajimbaa": K♣5♦5♥2♥
Equities were essentially even on the flop, but "Imbajimbaa" became a 67.5% favorite to become the champion on this hand after the 4♣ turn. However, the 9♣ river gave "anonymstruts" the better set to stay alive, double up, and pull nearly even in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,241,376
-4,757,312
|
-4,757,312 |
|
11,758,624
4,757,312
|
4,757,312 |