Venkatesan Doubles Up
Level 26
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Kade Venkatesan has hovered with a sub-10 big blind stack for most of the past two levels, and he found a spot on the button to get a majority of his chips in.
Venkatesan raised to 160,000 after action folded to him, but he left 15,000 behind.
Daniyal Gheba three-bet to 300,000 out of the small blind, forcing the big blind to fold. Venkatesan called to put himself at risk.
Kade Venkatesan: K♣9♥ 
Daniyal Gheba: A♥4♦
The dealer fanned 10♠Q♠5♦ on the board, giving Venkatesan a gutshot straight draw. Gheba’s ace remained ahead, though.
The 3♥ didn’t help Venkatesan, but the J♦ on the river completed a straight to give him much-needed chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,950,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
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|
350,000
-275,000
|
-275,000 |