Two Big Doubles Catapult Agrawal, Bleznick
Hand #72: Numit Agrawal raised to 175,000, then Rory Rees Brennan repotted from the cutoff seat. It folded back to Agrawal who called all in.
Agrawal: 
Brennan: 
The flop came 
, then the 
on the turn improved Agrawal to two pair. The 
fell on the river, and Agrawal earned a double while Brennan was knocked down to less than 100,000.
Hand #73: Daniel Alaei raised to 115,000 and both Jared Bleznick (cutoff) and Sean Dempsey (big blind) checked. The flop came 
. It checked to Alaei who bet 205,000, then Bleznick raised all in for just over 1 million. Dempsey got out and Alaei called.
Alaei: 
Bleznick: 
Bleznick had the lead with his kings, and after the 
turn and 
river he'd improved further to a straight to earn a big double back from Alaei.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,550,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
|
1,700,000
-850,000
|
-850,000 |
|
||
|
815,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
85,000
-615,000
|
-615,000 |