Christian Rudolph Doubles Before Break
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
On the last hand before the break, Christian Rudolph opened with a raise to 52,000. Action folded around where Shawn Buchanan asked for a count before reraising, making it a little over 500,000. Action folded back to Rudolph and he called off for his stack of 493,000.
Rudolph: 
Buchanan: 
The board ran out 
which kept Rudolph in the lead the whole way and allowed him to double up, while Buchanan was cut down yet again after having a rough level.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,025,000 | 640,000 |
|
690,000 | -360,000 |