button in SafariStathakis Finds Heat at the Right Time
Spiros Stathakis found a huge rush at exactly the right time, turning 58,000 chips at the 8,000 big blind level into 256,000 in the space of just a few hands.
The New Yorker first three-bet jammed over an open and picked up one caller before the original raiser folded.
Stathakis: J♣J♦
Opponent: Q♣Q♦
Stathakis was in rough shape preflop, but cheered in celebration when the dealer spread the A♥J♥4♠ flop, giving him a set of jacks. The 9♥ turn and 9♠ river changed nothing, improving him to a full house and earning him a double-up.
Just a couple of hands later, two short stacks moved all in ahead of him, and Stathakis looked down at K♦K♣ and quickly called.
He found himself up against Ax2x and 10x10x, but his kings never came under serious threat as the board ran out J♠4♦2♠8♦4♦.
After winning both pots in quick succession, Stathakis had transformed his stack into 256,000, putting himself in a strong position.
