Amiri Doubles Again After Cracking Aces

Dan O'Hair

Level 22 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Ehsan Amiri moved all in for his last 2,275,000 first to act and it was folded around to Luke Martinelli, who snap-called in the big blind to put Amiri at risk.

Ehsan Amiri: 9♦9♥ All in
Luke Martinelli: A♦A♥

It was unfortunate timing from Amiri, who had run into the preflop nuts. Things looked grim for Amiri on the K♥10♦J♦ flop, but the 9♣ turn vaulted Amiri into the lead with a set of nines.

The 6♥ river changed nothing and Amiri was awarded his second double up of Day 3;