Salter Gets There in the End
Level 43
: 200,000/400,000, 40,000 ante
![Jack Salter on the lookout for a crucial double-up](https://s.pnimg.net/jBIyv86UlcFnk37D90NMw_lGgaOFTqLbS_reUY7jFpQ/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8x/OTI4LzY0L3hjMWQy/Y2ZmYjRmLmpwZw.webp)
At no point today has Jack Salter had what one would consider a healthy stack. The British One Drop finalist have been trailing the average stack for the last day and a half, but a lucky double just got Salter some much-needed breathing space.
Salter moved in for 5,180,000 from the cutoff and Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault made the call from the button before both of the blinds folded.
Salter:
Carpentier-Perrault:
The flop came , and right before the dealer put out the turn, Salter yelled "Spade!". It wasn't. It was the
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"Seven," Salter shouted before the river. It wasn't. It was the . Not quite a straight but good enough for the double.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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11,000,000
5,000,000
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5,000,000 |
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4,500,000
-2,645,000
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-2,645,000 |