12-05-2009 18:22 UTC+11

Slifka Doubles Up

donpeters

Thomas Slifka raised from the cutoff seat to 20,000. Antoine Amourette reraised from the button to 50,000. Slifka ten moved all in and Amourette called.

Amourette tabled two kings -- {K-Hearts}

{K-Hearts}

{K-Clubs}

-- and Slifka two eights -- {8-Clubs}

{8-Clubs}

{8-Spades}

.

The flop came down {A-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

{8-Hearts}

{2-Spades}

, setting up Slifka and putting him in the lead. The turn was the {6-Diamonds}

{6-Diamonds}

and the river the {5-Spades}

{5-Spades}

.

Amourette dropped to 156,000 and Slifka doubled to 460,000.

Tags: Antoine Amourette Thomas Slifka