Skaggs Wins a Couple
Level 33
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Just before the break:
Thomas Skaggs had blinded down to a short stack and got the last of his chips in preflop against David Hu in the big blind.
Thomas Skaggs: J♦9♣4♦2♣
David Hu: A♥K♥5♥2♦
The flop scrolled across Q♦J♥9♠, putting Skaggs in the lead with two pair. the turn was the 6♠, quickly followed by the 8♣, awarding Skaggs this crucial double.
Just one hand later Skaggs won a pot against Paul DeGiulio when he potted it from the small blind on a flop that read K♥5♠7♠.
This was a breath of life for Skaggs after a difficult evening of battle.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,500,000
-1,300,000
|
-1,300,000 |
|
4,100,000
2,635,000
|
2,635,000 |
|
||
|
4,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |