Stearn Rivers Big Double-Up
Level 6
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Alan Stearn in middle position, Csaba Kovacs in the cutoff, and Joseph Booth on the button had collected a pot of 17,000 when they saw the Q♥7♥2♠ flop. It checked to Booth, who bet 14,000.
Stearn then moved in for 53,200, receiving a quick fold from Kovacs and a snap-call from Booth.
Alan Stearn: A♥Q♣ 
Joseph Booth: K♥K♣
Booth was in good shape to add even more to his piles of chips, and the 4♥ turn only increased his odds.
The river came the detrimental A♠, however, making Stearn two pair and doubling him up to nearly twice the average stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
123,400 | |
|
|
106,500
43,500
|
43,500 |
|
|
18,000
32,000
|
32,000 |