Cervantes Denied a Double in Cruel Fashion
Level 30
: 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Jaime Cervantes raised to 275,000 from an early position and Marcelo Simoes three-bet jammed with the chip leading stack in the big blind. Cervantes called it off for his 3,545,000 after checking his remaining chips and investing three time banks to explore all other stack sizes on the table.
Jaime Cervantes: 
Marcelo Simoes: 
The 
flop kept Cervantes ahead and the 
turn let Cervantes fist pump briefly. However, the 
river brought a straight on the board to let the Brazilian rail celebrate a rather unusual split pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,090,000 | -30,000 |
|
3,665,000 | 355,000 |