Defending Champ Doubles
Defending champion Henrik Hecklen was recently seen making his way into the tournament area and had appeared to have lost nearly half his stack before a recent hand where he three-bet all in for 28,400 in the big blind over a hijack open to 4,000 from Daniel Habib. Habib called and the two were off to the races.
Henrik Hecklen: 
Daniel Habib: 
The flop came 
to give Habib four more outs at a gutshot straight draw and it was followed by the turn coming 
, bringing even more outs to both a flush as well as a counterfeited two pair. However, Hecklen faded it all when the river 
hit the felt to earn him the double, leaving Habib shaking his head in amazement at the runout.
"That's a classic case of having too many outs on the turn," said another player as the dealer confirmed Hecklen's stack and Habib paid sent the chips Hecklen's way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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59,200 | |
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29,000 | |