Brant Hale Doubles Through Chris Bjorin
Level 22
: 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
2-7 Triple Draw:
Brant Hale raised from the button. Jesse Martin folded his small blind. Chris Bjorin made it three bets from the big blind. With action back on Hale, he called.
Bjorin took one while Hale took two. Bjorin led out and Hale called.
On the second draw, Bjorin stood pat while Hale took one. Bjorin bet and Hale tanked for about a minute before calling, leaving only about 15,000 behind.
On the last draw, Bjorin stood pat again and Hale took one. Bjorin bet and Hale called for the rest of his stack. Bjorin showed 
but Hale had drawn out. He showed 
for a better eight-seven and that was good to earn the double through Bjorin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
210,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
||
and Obst won the pot with 
for the second-nut badugi and took down the pot. In doing so, he joins Jesse Martin on a stack of around 800,000.
for a seven badugi and that was good enough to earn him the pot.
. Hirleman was drawing live with 
, but his final card was the 
, meaning Hirleman was eliminated in seventh place for $12,617.
