McVeigh Avoids Elimination After Unavoidable Cooler
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
David Levy opened to 185,000 from the hijack and saw Jay McVeigh three-bet all in from the button for 940,000. Action folded back to Levy and he quickly called.
Jay McVeigh: ![]()
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David Levy: ![]()
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McVeigh was in need of improving in order to avoid becoming the sixth-place finisher in the tournament. The flop came ![]()
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to give Levy a set of queens. However, it also gave McVeigh more outs than before as he found himself with an open-ended straight draw. He completed the draw on the turn
to hit a straight, leaving Levy in need of the board pairing to boat up and score the knockout.
The river came
and McVeigh held to lock in the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
|
1,400,000
500,000
|
500,000 |