MacDonald Doubles Through Ziskin
Nível 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Maria Konnikova raised to 60,000 from the cutoff, Alexander Ziskin called from the small blind, and Kevin MacDonald three-bet shoved from the big blind for what looked like 475,000. Konnikova folded and Ziskin called to put MacDonald at risk.
Ziskin: 
MacDonald: 
MacDonald had the preflop advantage with the bigger pocket pair and Ziskin needed to improve in order to stack him. The board ran out 
which changed nothing, so MacDonald took the pot to double up.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
2,200,000 | -50,000 |
|
1,025,000 | 550,000 |
pairing Gimbel's ten on the river, so he took the pot to double through Ziskin.
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peeled off on the turn. Gimbel checked again and van Wely bet 100,000. It didn't take Gimbel long to call and the 
landed on the river. Gimbel checked one more time and van Wely fired another 150,000. Gimbel looked him up and van Wely showed 
for two pair. Gimbel mucked his cards and now has fewer chips than before his previous double up.
flop to take the lead and further improved to trips on the 
turn, leaving Ziskin in rough shape. The 
, it wasn't looking good for Gimbel to find another double up. The 
on the turn provided a sweat, but the 
on the river was not the card he was looking for. Gimbel wished the rest of the table good luck and exited the tournament area in fifth place.
turn. 
for a set of fours and van Wely mucked his cards.