Sheth Pairs Flop to More Than Double Stack
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Ravi Sheth pushed 30,000 into the middle, leaving just 10,000 behind in his stack. Ewin Trevidy called in the next seat, then Jon Vallinas isolated with a raise to 100,000. Sheth called for his last few chips and Trevidy folded. Players flipped their cards.
Ravi Sheth: A♣Q♥ 
Jon Vallinas: J♣J♠
It was a classic race and Sheth pulled ahead when the flop came 3♠10♦Q♦ to give him a pair of queens. The turn was the 8♣ and river the 3♣. Sheth held and more than doubled his short stack, giving him over 20 big blinds to play with going forward.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
90,000
40,000
|
40,000 |