Cohen Doubles Through Barkusky
Level 32
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Niizar Comaty limped the cutoff, then Lucien Cohen raised to 2,000,000 from the button, about one third of his stack. In the big blind, Nicolas Barkusky called while Comaty folded
On the K♥5♦4♥ flop, Barkusky checked to Cohen who jammed for 4,175,000. After a long tank and monologue from Cohen, Barkusky eventually put in the call after around four minutes.
Lucien Cohen: A♦K♠ 
Nicolas Barkusky: J♠J♥
Cohen made top pair on the flop and was in good position to double. The Q♣5♠ runout secured the double for Cohen and left Barkusky short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,100,000
7,875,000
|
7,875,000 |
|
||
|
3,375,000
-8,325,000
|
-8,325,000 |