"njpainter" Doubles Through Lupo
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
In a battle of the blinds, "njpainter" and Daniel “centrfieldr23” Lupo went heads up to a flop of 
. Lupo led for 43,000 and change, and "njpainter" raised it up to 202,000. Lupo called, and both players checked after the 
turn.
The river brought the 
, and as he has already done a few times this final table, Lupo went for max pressure by setting "njpainter" all in. "njpainter" quickly called with 
for two pair, and Lupo showed king high for complete air.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,450,718
-434,418
|
-434,418 |
|
|
1,348,556
497,736
|
497,736 |
, and he was flipping against the 
of Lupo. However, the hand all but ended after the flop of 
gave Lupo a flopped full house. "youngkoi" would catch a glimmer of hope with a queen on the turn, but a third queen would not appear on the river, sending him to the virtual rail in fifth place.
of "RUfan." However, the flop would come down eight high, giving "RUfan" top set, and a much needed lifeline, as he held on to score a small double up.
. Lupo led for 36,930, and called a raise of 132,340 from "njpainter." The 
for top pair, while Lupo showed 
for multiple draws. He would hit one of those draws on the 
river, and after that pot, Lupo has over 80% of the chips in play.
, after Lupo had shoved with 
for two pair, but it was no good, as Lupo had rivered a straight with 
