Duhamel, Black Both Double

Jonathan Duhamel has been battling with his short stack through the end of Level 17 and start of Level 18, having just doubled again to nudge back over 110,000.

At the neighboring table, William Black has also been fighting to stay alive with a short stack. Just now a hand arose there in which Black and Brent Johnson saw a flop come , Black made a pot-sized lead of 25,000, Johnson raised to 100,000, and Black called all in.

Johnson had for a wheel draw while Black had flopped top set with . "That's a pretty good hand there," said Johnson as the dealer delivered the turn and river, thereby ensuring that Black's hand would remain good.