Filippidis Sets Up an Opponent
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
A player in the cutoff bet 2,000 on a flop of A♠K♦5♠ and Tianyi Jiang called in the big blind. Iason Filippidis then moved all in for 25,000 in middle position, the cutoff called, while Jiang got out of the way.
Iason Filippidis: 5♦5♥ 
Opponent: A♥10♥
Filippidis showed down a set of fives and was a big favorite to double up against his opponent's top pair. The board ran out 2♥8♦ and Filippidis secured the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 | |
|
60,000 |