Morrison Gets a Double; Gives a Double
Hand #1: More than 65,000 was already in the middle with heads-up action between Jim Morrison in the cutoff and an opponent under the gun. The board read and the under-the-gun player had checked to Morrison, who shoved for 50,200. After some deliberation, a call was made.
Jim Morrison:
Opponent:
Morrison's aces were out in front but needed to fade the remaining spades and sevens in the deck. The river fell cleanly in his favor and he scored a full double, with his opponent covering by about 10,000.
Hand #2: On the very next hand, Bruce Carter open-jammed for 22,300 in early position and Morrison called in the hijack. The big blind, who was Morrison's opponent from the previous hand, called all in as well.
Big Blind:
Bruce Carter:
Jim Morrison:
Each player took turns having the best hand through a runout of , with Carter's rivered pair of aces scoring both pots for a full double and then some.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jim Morrison |
144,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
Bruce Carter |
56,000
33,700
|
33,700 |