Geidans Scoops Huge Side Pot as Downdall Gets Back to Starting Stack
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
A huge pot just developed on Table #55, which resulted in a triple-up, a double-up, and an elimination all in one hand.
On a flop of 8♠A♠7♥, Max Downdall was already all-in for around 10,000 and was contesting for the main pot of around 30,000. Vilnis Geidans then fired 5,000 into the dry side pot and Farhad Akbari shoved around 70,000. After giving it some thought, Geidans called.
Max Downdall: 8♥8♣ 
Farhad Akbari: A♥9♣
Vilnis Geidans: A♣J♠
Akbari's shove created a 250-big-blind side pot between him and Geidans, which was still up for grabs after the 7♦ turn. There were a lot of chop outs for Akbari to survive, however the 10♥ wasn't one of them, which meant he was eliminated as Geidans' kicker played.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
30,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
Busted |