Farah Doubles Early
Level 16
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Elena Iakovleva open-jammed for 525,000 under the gun. Elie Farah called his short stack of 175,000 off in the hijack, and the players went to showdown heads-up.
Elie Farah: A♥K♦ 
Elena Iakovleva: 9♦9♣
Farah made two pair on the J♣A♠7♠10♦K♥ runout to scoop the pot, chipping up to 11 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
450,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
350,000
345,000
|
345,000 |