El Yaacoubi Doubles Hugely in Five-Bet Pot
Level 24
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Andrea Ricci raised to 120,000 in the cutoff. Rachid El Yaacoubi then made it 455,000 to go in the small blind, to which Ricci responded with a four-bet to 900,000.
After spending several time extensions, El Yaacoubi shoved all in for 2,545,000 and Ricci snap called.
Rachid El Yaacoubi: 6♠6♦ 
Andrea Ricci: A♦K♣
Ricci failed to pair up his hole cards on the Q♦5♥7♣3♣7♠ board. He doubled up El Yaacoubi, who resultingly became the new table chipleader. Ricci, meanwhile, was left short with a stack of 11 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,200,000
1,075,000
|
1,075,000 |
|
||
|
3,495,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
1,920,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
||
|
1,300,000
820,000
|
820,000 |
|
||
|
1,255,000
295,000
|
295,000 |
|
655,000
2,345,000
|
2,345,000 |