Holden Doubles to Over 4 Million
Sam Holden raised to 100,000 and received a call from Jacob Balsiger. Jean Malherbe proceeded to three-bet to 330,000, Holden four-bet 595,000, and Balsiger got out of the way. Malherbe proceeded to move all in, and Holden snap-called off for 2,025,000 total.
Showdown
| Malherbe |   |
| Holden |   |
Holden had recently doubled with pocket jacks, and now it was time for him to do so with queens as the board ran out 
. With that, Holden is above average and primed to make a serious push for his second final table in as many years.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,200,000 | 2,125,000 |
|
2,560,000 | -2,140,000 |