Byrne Catches Runner-Runner to Double
Level 20
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Vasileios Kontogiannis raised to 23,000 in the cutoff before Martin Byrne moved all in for 105,000 on the button. Kontogiannis tanked for a minute before calling.
Martin Byrne: A♠Q♥ 
Vasileios Kontogiannis: K♦J♦
Kontogiannis hit top pair on the K♣2♠9♠ flop to take the lead, while the J♠ turn gave him two pair. Byrne picked up straight and flush draws, and he hit his flush on the 7♠ river to win the pot and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
100,000
35,000
|
35,000 |