Unofficial Final Table Hands #16-17: Larrabe Doubles Through Velador
Hand #16: Felix Stephensen raised to 650,000 from middle position and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #17: Jorryt van Hoof popped it up to 800,000 from middle position and found a call from Luis Velador in the hijack. Andoni Larrabe three-bet shoved all in from the hijack for his last 10 million. Action folded back around to van Hoof who threw his hand into the muck. Velador asked for a count and then went into the tank for about two minutes before announcing a call.
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Larrabe was in a dominating position heading to the flop with his pocket aces. The dealer fanned ![]()
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on the felt, pairing Velador's king but keeping Larrabe out in front. The
paired the board on the turn, meaning Larrabe needed to dodge a king on the river in order to score the double.
The
completed the board and Larrabe secured the double.