04-27-2010 13:07 UTC+2

Monfils Finds a Double

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A player in middle position made it 2,700 to go preflop. The button raised it up to 7,000 and Gael Monfils, from the small blind, shoved all in for around 14,500. The middle position player folded and the player on the button made the call flipping over {a-Diamonds}

{a-Diamonds}

{a-Spades}

. Monfils showed {k-Spades}

{k-Spades}

{q-Clubs}

and we were off to the flop.

The flop brought {2-Spades}

{2-Spades}

{k-Diamonds}

{7-Diamonds}

leaving the player on the button still ahead of the newly appointed PokerStars SportStar.

The {6-Diamonds}

{6-Diamonds}

on the turn was no help, but it was the {q-Hearts}

{q-Hearts}

that hit the river that gave Monfils a new lease on his tournament life.

Tags: Gael Monfils