Simone Gets Huge Double Through Takayama
Level 23
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Christopher Simone raised from early position to 180,000 and was called by Faisal Siddiqui on the button. Mike Takayama, who began the day second in chips, then three-bet to 625,000. Simone called while Siddiqui got out of the way.
The flop came 
and Takayama slid a stack of green 100,000 chips forward, putting Simone all in for his tournament life.
Simone went into the tank for five minutes before the clock was called. "Is this a cooler? I've got an overpair," he said.
As the clock ticked down to zero, Simone eventually put in the chips to call and showed 
. He was ahead of the 
of Takayama, who failed to hit either the turn or river.
Simone was all in for 1,525,000 and doubled to 3,600,000, while Takayama fell down to 2,900,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,600,000
2,430,000
|
2,430,000 |
|
2,900,000
-1,675,000
|
-1,675,000 |
|
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