Pavlov Doubles With Jacks
Level 27
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Atanas Pavlov raised to 120,000 from under the gun, Alessandro Pichierri three-bet from the hijack. Saigokul Kannan cold called in the cutoff, then Pavlov four-bet to 750,000, leaving just 400,000 behind. Pichierri folded and Kannan pushed all in. Pavlov called and the two players flipped their cards.
Atanas Pavlov: J♥J♦ 
Saigokul Kannan: A♠K♦
The board ran out 9♠3♦6♣8♦2♠ and Pavlov held with his pocket jacks to gain a huge double up along with the dead money in the middle.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,540,000
1,340,000
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1,340,000 |
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2,495,000
-1,530,000
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-1,530,000 |
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