Team Setna Takes Massive Pot against Team Ali
A showdown escalated quickly in a hand between Jason James of Team Setna and Richard Ali, team captain of Team Ali.
James raised to 500,000 under the gun and action folded to Ali, who defended his big blind.
The dealer fanned Q♠9♦6♥ on the board and the excitement level went through the roof after Ali checked. James bet 450,000, which resulted in Ali check-raising to 1,300,000.
James took a few moments, and then came over the top with a 3,000,000 re-raise. Ali looked down at his stack, and then pushed all in, which resulted in a snap call from James, who put in his team’s remaining 8,625,000 and was at risk.
Jason James: Q♣9♠ 
Richard Ali: J♥10♠
Ali flopped an open-ended straight draw, while James flopped two pair.
The dealer placed J♠ on the turn, and then 3♠ on the river gave Team Setna the winning hand and massive double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,750,000
9,550,000
|
9,550,000 |
|
||
|
2,700,000
-12,100,000
|
-12,100,000 |