Walton Doubles Through Zhang
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Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Sometimes your tournament life comes down to a toss of a coin. Heads: Wayne Zhang's two overcards win. Tails: Austin Walton's pocket pair holds up.
Zhang had opened to 90,000 from the cutoff before Walton jammed for 730,000 on the button. The blinds folded, and when Zhang got a count he made the call holding 
, up against Walton's 
. The 
board ran safe for Walton's pair, doubling him up to 1.57 million and dropping Zhang to 2.15 million.
I guess it's true what they say: tails never fails (although mathematically it does fail half of the time).
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,150,000
-650,000
|
-650,000 |
|
1,570,000
715,000
|
715,000 |