Blain Spikes River to Double off Demirel
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
After a preflop betting war, all of the chips got inot the middle between Tolga Demirel and Dermot Blain, with Blain at risk.
Dermot Blain: A♥A♠J♠2♠
Tolga Demirel: Q♥10♥9♦7♦
"Oh wow, nice hand," Blain even said to Demirel, even though he held the technically superior hand.
The flop of 7♠J♦2♦ gave Blain two pair, but also gave Demirel a ton of outs. Sure enough, the turn 8♣ gave Demirel the nut straight with nine-ten, but the river was the miracle J♣ to give Bain a full house to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
335,000
149,000
|
149,000 |
|
222,000
222,000
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222,000 |