Russell Doubles Through Zanette
Level 31
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Giovanni Zanette opened to 600,000 in middle position and Charles Russell three-bet jammed a stack of around 7,000,000 from the big blind. Zannette called with a bigger stack.
Charles Russell: A♦9♠ 
Giovanni Zanette: J♦J♥
Russell needed an ace to stay alive and hit it on the flop of 9♦A♥8♣ that gave him two pair. The board finished out 2♠7♠ and Russell doubled before heading to break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,000,000
4,500,000
|
4,500,000 |
|
6,000,000
-6,325,000
|
-6,325,000 |