Barcelo Cracks Natoptanyi's Queens to Double
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Heads-up on a flop of 9♦8♠7♦, Bartomeu Barcelo got his last 237,000 in the middle from the cutoff as Oleksii Natoptanyi put him at risk on the button.
Bartomeu Barcelo: 7♠6♠ 
Oleksii Natoptanyi: Q♥Q♠
Barcelo needed to improve against Natoptanyi's queens, and he caught the 5♥ on the turn to make a straight and take the lead. The river was the 3♣ and Barcelo doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000
422,000
|
422,000 |
|
250,000
197,000
|
197,000 |