Peppe Turns the Nuts for a Swift Double Up
Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
With a pot of about 60,000, Vic Peppe announced he was all in for 35,800, on the board of 10♠4♦9♦8♣, laying his tournament life on the line. After tanking for a minute or two, his opponent elected to call. Peppe flipped over J♠Q♦ showing his nut straight while his opponent was drawing to four outs with 10♣9♣.
Fortunately for Peppe, the river changed nothing as a 6♣ appeared allowing him to scoop the pot. With this chip up, Peppe now sits pretty with 131,600 chips at the break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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131,600
131,600
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131,600 |