Hands #31-33: Bansal Doubles Through Ali
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Level 38
: 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante
Hand #31: Joe Cada raised the button to 1.15 million and took the pot uncontested.
Hand #32: Paawan Bansal shoved from under the gun for 4.225 million and Richard Ali called from the big blind with a covering stack.
Paawan Bansal: 
Richard Ali: 
Bansal had the preflop edge in the coin flip and Ali needed to improve to win the pot. The board ran out 
and Bansal doubled.
Hand #33: Eric Afriat raised to 1 million from the cutoff, Ali called from the small blind, and Bansal called from the big.
The flop came 
and action checked around.
The turn brought the 
, Ali bet 1.2 million, Bansal called, and Afriat folded.
The 
fell on the river, Ali bet 1.5 million, and Bansal called. Ali tabled 
but it was no good against Bansal's 
for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,900,000
8,900,000
|
8,900,000 |
|
6,200,000
-2,350,000
|
-2,350,000 |