James Counterfeits Banicevic For a Double
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Vidak Banicevic opened to 5,000 from under the gun and Jean-Baptiste Pano called in the cutoff. Bobby James was in the small blind and ripped in 58,500, which only Banicevic called.
Bobby James: A♣Q♠ 
Vidak Banicevic: 5♠5♦
Banicevic was ahead with his pair of fives, but had to dodge five cards to score the knockout.
The flop of 9♣J♣3♠ was good for Banicevic as his fives remained in the lead, but there were a few more outs for him to fade when the J♠ turn brought around some counterfeit outs.
James was preparing to leave, but the 9♥ river double-paired the board and meant his ace-high was good for the pot, much to the dismay of Banicevic, who launched his cards across the table to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
130,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
90,000
95,000
|
95,000 |