Michael Zucchet Doubles Up
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Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Hand #53: Dana Castaneda raised to 90,000, and Barry Hutter three-bet to 225,000. Castaneda folded and Hutter took the pot.
Hand #54: Philippe Clerc raised to 80,000, and Michael Zucchet pushed all in for 600,000 from the big blind. Clerc called, and the players turned up their hands:
Clerc: 
Zucchet: 
The flop came 
, offering no help to Zucchet. Without even a backdoor draw, Zucchet would need either a king or running eights to win the pot. The turn was the 
, eliminating Zucchet's runner-runner outs. The river was the 
giving Zucchet a winning pair of kings and the pot. Zucchet doulbed up and now sits with 1,250,000 in front of him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,250,000
251,000
|
251,000 |