Garcia Runs Top Pair Into Two Pair
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Miki Vea Garcia raised from middle position and Nicolas Tytgat called in the big blind. The flop came 7♥3♠9♠ and Tytgat checked. Garcia bet 55,000 and Tytgat clicked it back to 110,000. Garcia shoved and Tytgat made the call. Garcia was at risk as players showed their cards.
Miki Vea Garcia: A♦9♦ 
Nicolas Tytgat: 9♣7♣
Garcia had top pair, top kicker, but Tytgat was ahead with two pair, nines and sevens. The turn came the 10♦ and river the J♥. Tytgat held to bring his stack up to around the 1,000,000 mark, while Garcia was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
Busted |