Kanme Flips to Half a Million
Level 13
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Raoul Kanme's stack of 255,000 found its way into the middle preflop, with Paul Esau looking to score the knockout.
Raoul Kanme: 9♣9♦
Paul Esau: A♣J♦
It was a coin flip worth more than half a million chips, one that Kanme desperately needed to win.
The low runout of 4♦7♠3♥6♦2♣ kept Kanme's pocket nines in front, earning him a double-up at Esau's expense.