Banahan Knocks Out Yin, Koch in Double Elimination
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Sean Banahan raised to 6,000 from early position and was called by Yuzhou Yin and Erik Koch in middle and late positon, respectively.
Banahan bet 8,000 on the 8♦J♦6♠ flop, Yin called, but Koch raised to 31,500, bringing the action back to Banahan, who moved all-in. Yin thought for a moment before also declaring all-in, with Koch following behind.
Yuzhou Yin 8♥8♣
Erik Koch A♦6♦
Sean Banahan 10♦9♦
The 7♠ turn completed a Jack-high straight for Banhan, leaving Yin and Koch needing to play catchup on the river. However, the 9♥ completed the board, leaving both players unimproved and scoring Banahan the double-knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
390,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |