Bolek Spikes a Double
From under the gun, Chris Bolek raised to 4,000. Action folded a couple of seats over to a player in middle position and he immediately announced a reraise once Sam Stein folded in front of him. The player then tossed out 14,000. Play folded back to Bolek and he paused for a few seconds. Bolek then moved all in for a little over 30,000 and his opponent snapped.
Bolek tabled the 
, but was in bad shape against his opponent's 
. The 
flop kept Bolek behind, but the 
on the turn propelled him to the lead. Bolek was able to fade his opponent's flush and higher set redraw when the 
hit the river and doubled up.
Bolek's opponent was left with just about 3,000 in chips and eliminated shortly thereafter.
"That's how you win tournaments," joked Bolek's neighbor on his left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
30,000
|
30,000 |