Huang Coolers Hawkes For a Massive Double
Level 27
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Zexuan Huang raised to 100,000 under the gun and John Clements called in early position. Danny Hawkes then three-bet to 600,000 in the cutoff and Huang tossed in a time bank before moving all in for 1,635,000. Clements folded, while Hawkes called to put Huang at risk and create a pot worth more than 3,000,000.
Zexuan Huang: A♠A♦ 
Danny Hawkes: Q♥Q♣
Huang had picked up two aces and was a big favorite to take down the massive pot. The board ran out K♥9♦3♣5♣K♦, and Huang stayed in the lead to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,225,000
1,590,000
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1,590,000 |
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|
510,000
1,760,000
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1,760,000 |