Soika Doubles Through Middleton
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Tom Middleton and Ihar Soika got their stacks into the middle of the table preflop, with the latter at risk for his stack of around 200,000.
Ihar Soika: J♥J♦ 
Tom Middleton: 7♣7♠
Middleton needed to find a seven to eliminate Soika, but never managed to do so as the 10♦10♥3♦4♠A♠ runout kept the pocket jacks in the lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
430,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
150,000
264,000
|
264,000 |