MacPhee Smashes a Double Through Selbst
Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst and EPT Berlin Season 6 champion Kevin MacPhee just had a big preflop clash on the feature table that saw MacPhee double to 870,000.
According to Anton Wigg, Selbst raised to 17,000 and then MacPhee made it 37,000 from the button. Selbst made it 86,000 and MacPhee five-bet to 131,000 with 294,000 behind. Selbst jammed all in and MacPhee went into the tank. He thought for about 10 minutes before finally making the call.
"Do you have ace-jack?" asked Selbst.
"No, ace-nine," responded MacPhee.
The look on Selbst's face was along the lines of "what the heck is going on here" as she turned over the 
. MacPhee's hand was the 
.
The flop, turn and river ran out 
and MacPhee's 425,000 turned into 870,000 with the double. Selbst dropped back to 525,000 or so and was left shaking her head a bit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
870,000 | 368,000 |
|
525,000 | -457,000 |