Prahlad Friedman opened up from middle position with a raise to 40,000. Two seats over, new table mate Jesse Haabak re-raised to 125,000 from the cutoff seat. It folded back around to Friedman, and he eventually moved all in for a total of 269,000. After getting the count, Haabak made the call to put Friedman at risk.
Showdown
Friedman:
Haabak:
Friedman stood up and paced around the stage behind his chair, clearly a bit anxious about the upcoming board. For his tournament life, he watched a safe board run out . With his eights holding, Prahlad has notched a much-needed double up, sitting now with 580,000.