Haxton Doubles Esfandiari, Then Doubles Himself
Level 3
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
When we arrived at the table, Antonio Esfandiari was all in and at risk for 122,400 with 
against Isaac Haxton's 
. The board read 
, and the dealer completed it with the 
on the river.
Esfandiari doubled to 280,000 chips, while Haxton fell to 105,000.
A few hands later, Haxton was all in for 80,600 on a flop of 
. Paul Newey had him at risk with 
, which was well behind Haxton's 
. Neither the 
on the turn or the 
on the river improved Newey's hand, and Haxton doubled to 215,000 chips.
Newey dropped to 166,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
171,000
|
171,000 |
|
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|
166,000
89,000
|
89,000 |
|
105,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
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