Fall From Grace: Pham Doubles Gonzalez
Level 18
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
David Pham is stirring up tons of action, and had he won this recent pot he would've had even more chips.
Under the gun David Pham raised to 12,500. Action folded to Fabrizio Gonzalez in the big blind who raised to 29,000. Pham Called.
The dealer put out the flop of 
prompting Gonzalez to bet 37,000. Phan quickly moved all in and Gonzalez snap called.
Phan: 
Gonzalez: 
Phan was in the lead but needed to dodge a 
, 
or 
to maintain that lead. The turn was a blank card keeping Pham in the lead, but the river was just what Gonzalez needed when it came the 
giving him a straight and scooping the lead away from Pham.
After all the chips were counted out Pham owed Gonzales 118,500 chips on top of what he had already put in preflop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
390,000
-170,000
|
-170,000 |
|
||
|
300,000
174,000
|
174,000 |