McEwen Gets a Big Double
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Level 14: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
No less than five players saw a flop of J♦4♥2♠ as Preston McEwen bet 23,000 from under the gun. A player in middle position then jammed covering all other players. McEwen thought it over for a moment before he shrugged and called it off for 160,000 effective.
Preston McEwen: K♠J♠ 
Middle Position: 6♠4♠
McEwen was ahead with top pair against middle pair but needed to fade a number of outs. Nothing changed on the 8♦A♦ runout as McEwen held to get the full double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
370,000
340,000
|
340,000 |