Pedersen and Speranza Double Up
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Simon Pedersen opened to 85,000 in early position and Yunye Lu three-bet to 260,000 in the hijack. The action folded back to Pedersen who shoved all in for 1,090,000. Lu asked for a count and then stuck in a call.
Pedersen turned over 
which had Lu's 
in trouble. The flop of 
gave Pedersen a straight flush draw but it wasn't necessary as his pocket queens held up through the 
and 
runout.
In the next hand, Gianluca Speranza shoved all in for 600,000 in the hijack and Rainer Kempe confirmed the count before pushing over the top on the button. The blinds folded and the two hands were tabled.
It was a coin flip with Speranza holding 
against the 
of Kempe. The board ran out 
and Kempe was unable to connect as he sent over a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,280,000 | 1,180,000 |
|
1,340,000 | -835,000 |
|
1,300,000 | 525,000 |
|
450,000 | -660,000 |