Novak and McClean Bust, Israelashvili and Brady Double
According to Roland Israelashvili, Laurence Wolf raised to 20,000 from under the gun, a second player called, and a short-stacked Valeria Novak moved all in from the big blind. Wolf called with 
, and Novak was in a dominant position to double with .
"You know Barry Greenstein's book?" Israelashvili told us, smiling.
Evidently Novak was done in by an ace on the river, exiting the tournament.
Israelashvili was then awarded a double moments later with 
against Abraham Korotki's 
.
"I can't lost with a three," Israelashvili said confidently.
True enough, Israelashvili made a full house as the board came 
, and doubled up.
Across the room, Scott McLean moved all in for more than a pot-sized bet in a raised pot with on a flop of 
. It was an easily call for Charlie Hook, who had 
, and the board did not pair up.
And while all of this was going down, Matt Brady found a double up as well. Brady looked like he four-bet all in for 179,000 more than whatever Chris Csik three-bet to, and Csik called.
Brady: 
Csik: 
The kings held as the flop, turn, and river came 
, and Brady doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
840,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
|
780,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
550,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
230,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |