Luokkanen Doubles, Then Gives It Right Back
Level 36
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Julien Loire moved all in from the cutoff, having the rest of the table covered, and Juuso Luokkanen called for 4,300,000 on the button.
Juuso Luokkanen: A♠10♣
Julien Loire: 9♣9♦
Luokkanen was flipping for his tournament life but didn't find any help on the 3♣7♥J♠ flop. The turn, though, brought the A♣ and Luokkanen pulled in front with a pair of aces.
The river was the 8♥ and Luokkanen survived to double up.
A few hands later, Luokkanen raised pre-flop, then called when Ermanno Di Nicola moved all in for 4,450,000 on the button.
Ermanno Di Nicola: A♥K♦
Juuso Luokkanen: K♠Q♣
Luokkanen found himself dominated as the board came 7♠9♦2♣3♥4♦, earing Di Nicola the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,800,000
5,800,000
|
5,800,000 |
|
||
|
6,500,000
-5,500,000
|
-5,500,000 |
|
4,500,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |